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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.
| Matthew D. Schultz: | Member at The Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. |
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316 South Baylen Street. Suite. 600 Pensacola, FL 32502-5996 |
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Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.
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Tobacco litigation. Nursing home litigation. Catastrophic personal injury.
Tobacco litigation. Nursing home litigation. Florida wrongful death cases.
Plaintiffs' class actions. Katrina-related class litigation. Alien Tort Claims Act litigation. Other novel and complex mass/class litigation.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida | Member | N/A |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar's Federal Court Practice Committee | Member | 2005 - 2007 |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Colorado | Member | N/A |
| Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Member | N/A |
| Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Member | N/A |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida | Member | N/A |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Colorado | Member | 2005 - 1900 |
| Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Member | 2005 - 1900 |
| Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Member | 2005 - 1900 |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida | Member | 2005 - 1900 |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Colorado | Member | N/A |
| Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Member | N/A |
| Bar - United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Member | N/A |
| Bar - U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar, Code and Rules of Evidence Committee | Member | N/A |
| Florida Bar, Code and Rules of Evidence Committee | Member | 2014 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar, Code and Rules of Evidence Committee | Member | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
| Florida's Legal Elite | Legal Elite | 2014 |
| Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers | Super Lawyers | 2013 |
| Florida's Legal Elite | Legal Elite | 2013 |
| Peer-Nominated to Super Lawyers | Super Lawyers | 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 |
| 14 Book Awards, 1999-2002 | FSU College of Law | 2002 |
| Voted Best Student Article, 2002 | FSU Law Review | 2002 |
| Senior Articles Editor, 2001-2002 | FSU Law Review | 2001 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Mississippi | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1992 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1992 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | BS - Bachelor of Science with Honors | 1993 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | BS - Bachelor of Science with Honors | 1993 |
| The Florida State University College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor with Highest Honors | 2002 |
| The Florida State University College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor with Highest Honors | 2002 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Gray vs. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | $9.2 Million Jury Verdict |
| Guy vs. Roads, Inc. | $4.3 Million Jury Verdict |
| Martin vs. R.J. Reynolds | $30 Million Jury Verdict |
| Ward vs. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | $2.7 Million Jury Verdict |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 640328 | Member in Good Standing | 2003 | 04/25/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fla. St. U. L. Rev. | Pulling Skeletons from the Closet: A Look Into the Work-Product Doctrine as Applied to Expert Witnesses | 2003 |
| Fla. St. U. L. Rev. | Bad Faith or No Faith? Finding a Place for Wrongful Refusal to Defend In Florida's Bad Faith Jurisprudence | 2002 |
| AFTL J. | Public Hospitals Might Claim Total Immunity from Emergency Medicine Malpractice Claims | 2002 |
| Fla. St. U. L. Rev. | Equitable Repudiation: Toward a Doctrine of Fallible Perfection in Statutory Interpretation | 2001 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Annual National Conference on Tobacco or Health | Tobacco Litigation | 2011 |
| Tobacco Trial Lawyer's Association Conference | Engle Progeny Litigation | 2009 |
| Adjunct Professor - FSU School of Criminology | Criminal Law and Individual Rights | 2003 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Law Clerk | United States District Court, Northern District of Florida | 2002 - 2004 |
| Law Clerk | United States District Court, Northern District of Florida | 2002 - 2004 |
