Matthew D. Schultz
About Matthew
Biography
Mr. Schultz is a summa cum laude graduate of Florida State University College of Law.
He grew up in Mississippi and earned a B.S. in History and a B.S. with Honors in Paralegal Studies from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1992 and 1993, respectively. After working as a paralegal for six years, he attended FSU College of Law, where he graduated with highest honors in 2002.
Mr. Schultz worked as professor Charles Ehrhardt’s sole research assistant during all three years of law school and served as Senior Articles Editor for the FSU Law Review. He also served as a board member for the FSU College of Law ACLU. He received 14 "book awards" (for the highest grade in a given course). Mr. Schultz also has twice served as an adjunct professor to the FSU School of Criminology, teaching a graduate course on criminal law and individual rights. He has been elected to the Order of the Coif.
Upon graduation from law school Mr. Schultz worked for two years as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Robert L. Hinkle, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Florida, in Tallahassee.
Mr. Schultz is a member of the Florida Bar and is licensed to practice law in all Florida state courts as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida, and Colorado. He also is admitted to the bars of the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Mr. Schultz's practice focuses on all manner of complex individual and class actions in Florida and nationwide. He serves as court-appointed liaison counsel over all tobacco cases in Florida's First Circuit and his first tobacco trial garnered a $30 million verdict in favor of his client Mathilde Martin against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in June 2009.
He is a former ACLU board member and board member of Emerald Coastkeeper, a local chapter of the national Riverkeepers organization. He lives in Pensacola with his wife, Jennifer, and their two daughters.
Practice Areas
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Fees and Rates
Cost
10%-45%
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Licensed in Florida for 22 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 2003
No misconduct found
Location
Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.
316 South Baylen Street., Suite. 600, Pensacola, FL, 32502-5996
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Posted by Theresa Guy | May 29, 2014
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He shows compassion and determination for his clients. I know he worked hard on my behalf. He was easy to communicate with and was really prompt at returning e-mails and phone calls. I would say 100% he is someone who you can trust. I would recommend him and the firm (Levin Law) over any other firm ...
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Experience
Honors
2014
Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2014
Florida's Legal Elite, Legal Elite
2013
Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2013
Florida's Legal Elite, Legal Elite
2012
Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2011
Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2010
Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2009
Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2002
14 Book Awards, 1999-2002, FSU College of Law
2002
Voted Best Student Article, 2002, FSU Law Review
2001
Senior Articles Editor, 2001-2002, FSU Law Review
Work Experience
2002 - 2004
Law Clerk, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
Associations
2014 - Present
Florida Bar, Code and Rules of Evidence CommitteeMember
2005 - Present
Bar - U.S. District Court, ColoradoMember
2005 - Present
Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitMember
2005 - Present
Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitMember
2005 - Present
Bar - U.S. District Court, Southern District of FloridaMember
2004 - Present
Bar - U.S. District Court, Northern District of FloridaMember
2003 - Present
Florida BarMember
2005 - 2007
Florida Bar's Federal Court Practice CommitteeMember
Sample of Legal Cases
$4.3 Million Jury Verdict
$2.7 Million Jury Verdict
$9.2 Million Jury Verdict
$30 Million Jury Verdict
Education
2002
JD - Juris Doctor with Highest Honors
1993
BS - Bachelor of Science with Honors
1992
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2011
Tobacco Litigation
2009
Engle Progeny Litigation
2003
Criminal Law and Individual Rights
Publications
2003
2002
2002
2001
Languages
English