![]() John lives in Camas, Washington with his wife, two kids and their rescue dog Ginger. He donates his time to the Camas Washougal Rotary Club, Meals on Wheels, Lost and Found Café and coaching various youth sports. In his free time, John enjoys watching sports, barbecuing, reading, skiing, and fishing. ![]() He graduated from Western Washington University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) He has fourteen years’ experience serving families across the country. Matthew has been a frequent speaker and author on topics relating to tort litigation as well as managing complex insurance coverage cases and effective depositions.John specializes in coordinating the financial care of clients, working with specialist inside the firm as well as clients’ other advisors. Super Lawyers is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation. He was selected by Super Lawyers as a top-rated Class Action/Mass Torts Attorney in Missouri/Kansas in 2019, 20. Matthew always strives to provide his clients with the best possible legal representation while using a business-decision strategy and cost-effective approach to resolve the dispute. Matthew also represented attorneys against claims for legal malpractice and matters involving the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission and Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel. Most recently, Matthew successfully defended a Construction Manager from claims of professional liability for the selection, installation and training on the new bleachers installed at a high school and arising out of a slip-and-fall where plaintiff claimed damages in excess of $1 million dollars. Notably, Matthew obtained a multi-million-dollar judgment in contractual dispute over the sale of a business and fraud obtained a defense verdict in a single-vehicle uninsured motorist case involving a quadriplegic plaintiff with over one million dollars in insurance coverage obtained a directed verdict on behalf of a local family-owned business in a Madison County, Illinois asbestos case and also obtained a one million dollar judgment for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud resulting from the embezzlement of his client’s funds by a fiduciary.Īdditionally, Matthew has defended architects, contractors, engineers and attorneys against claims of professional liability. ![]() Matthew has significant trial experience in both state and federal courts throughout the Missouri and Illinois. contractual disputes, real estate transactions, employment issues, professional liability, legal malpractice and class actions. Matthew has also successfully handled matters in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, insurance coverage, corporate law. He also obtained a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s evidence for a small family-owned business in asbestos trial in Madison County, Illinois. Of note, Matthew assisted a Fortune 500 company to obtain orders of dismissals in over 700 pending cases. Matthew has successfully defended clients in lawsuits related to asbestos exposure throughout Missouri and Illinois. His contributions have ranged from first-chair, co-first chair and second-chair, oftentimes trying cases as a team without chair distinctions.įor nearly two decades, Matthew has defended both large and small companies in cases involving claims of exposure to asbestos either through products, premises, contractors, supplies and employers. He has tried multiple jury trials solo and has been a part of another approximately 10-plus trial teams. He is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses his practice in the areas of the defense of asbestos and toxic tort litigation, products liability, professional liability, insurance and commercial litigation. Matthew Fields is a partner with Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska.
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