Attorney Profiles
Matthew J. Bates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Associate | |
| phone | (412) 803-2006 |
| fax | (412) 803-1188 |
| mjbates@mdwcg.com | |
Matt Bates graduated from Boston College in 2005 with a bachelor of arts degree in English. In 2008, Matt graduated from the Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh cum laude. During Matt's second and third year at Duquesne, he was a member of the Duquesne Law Review. In addition, Matt was a certified legal intern in the Economic and Community Development Law Clinic in his second year at Duquesne. In that capacity, he assisted small non-profit corporations obtain their 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service and represented claimants seeking unemployment benefits in front of Unemployment Compensation referees.
Matt joined Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2008 as an associate in the Casualty Group.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2008
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2008
- New Jersey, 2009
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2009
- West Virginia, 2009
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 2009
- Education:
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
2008
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Duquesne Law Review - Boston College,
2005
B.A.
- Published Works:
- Workers' Compensation Is Not An Employee Benefit Program: Howard Delivery Services, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Company, Duquesne Law Review, Volume 45, Number 4, Summer 2007, 745
- Past Employment Positions:
- Honorable Senior Judge Joseph McCloskey, Commonwealth Court, 2006, Law Clerk