Chain | Cohn | Clark attorney Matt Clark named Super Lawyers Rising Star for third straight year

Matt Clark, attorney and senior partner at the Bakersfield-based law firm Chain | Cohn | Clark, has been named a 2015 Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine for the third straight year.

The Rising Star title is awarded to just 2.5 percent of lawyers under the age of 40 in the Southern California region.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations, according to Super Lawyers. The magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-accredited law school libraries. The list is also published as a special section in leading city and regional magazine across the country. In the United States, the magazine is published in all 50 states and Washington D.C., reaching more than 13 million readers.

Clark is a senior partner at the Bakersfield-based personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm, concentrating his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and industrial accidents.

Over the course of his career, Clark has obtained numerous multi-million dollar results on behalf of his clients, including a $10 million settlement in 2011 on behalf of a man who suffered serious burn injuries in an oilfield accident, and a $8.8 million settlement in 2014 on behalf of the family of a man who was struck and killed by a Sheriff’s deputy patrol car while he crossed the street.

Clark has also been part of several successful trial verdicts including the following a $333,000 verdict in 2011 on behalf of a motorcyclist who was injured when a Kern County employee driving a truck crashed into him at a downtown Bakersfield intersection, and a $261,000 verdict in 2012 on behalf of a client who was injured when he fell into a dumpster at a local landfill.

Currently, Clark is involved in several high-profile cases including a wrongful death claim brought by the family of Nancy Joyce Garrett, who was struck and killed by a Kern County Sheriff’s patrol car while she drove home.

Clark’s clients say he is professional, caring, and a wonderful communicator. To see several testimonials from real clients who worked with Clark, click here.

Clark has recently received other prestigious awards:

• He was recently named one of the “20 Under 40 People to Watch” in Kern County by Bakersfield Life Magazine. According to the magazine, the 20 chosen are “shining stars who are doing brilliant things for the city they call home … Each leader is making their mark in a different way; some own their own businesses while others have put in time and love to causes dear to their heart.”
• He was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only, and is extended exclusively to those individuals who meet stringent qualifications and specialize in the legal practice of criminal defense or civil plaintiff, according to The National Trial Lawyers program.

Clark, a Garces Memorial High graduate, earned an undergraduate degree at Loyola Marymount University and a law degree at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

Currently, Matt serves as President of the Board of Directors for Clinica Sierra Vista, and also serves on the Board of Directors for the San Joaquin Community Hospital Foundation. He sits on the planning committee for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kern County’s annual event, Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash.

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Media:

• People in Business, Matt Clark (The Bakersfield Californian): June 23, 2015