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MATTHEW FIELDS - PARTNER
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(314) 391-9853
mfields@sinarslaw.com

Selected as a top-rated Class Action/Mass Torts Attorney by Super Lawyers

Biography

Matthew Fields is a partner with Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska. He is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice in the areas of the defense of asbestos litigation, products liability, toxic torts, insurance, and commercial litigation.

Matthew defends both large and small companies in cases involving claims of exposure to asbestos either through products or premises. Matthew has successfully defended clients in lawsuits related to asbestos exposure throughout Missouri and Illinois. Of note, Matthew assisted a Fortune 500 company to obtain orders of dismissals in over 700 pending cases. 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.

Outside of asbestos litigation, Matthew also has significant first and second chair trial experience. He has successfully tried cases in the areas of personal injury, insurance coverage, contractual disputes, and fraud. Notably, Matthew obtained a defense verdict in an uninsured motorist case involving a quadriplegic, as well as, obtain a multi-million dollar judgment in contractual dispute over the sale of a business and fraud. Matthew 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 was selected by Super Lawyers as a top-rated Class Action/Mass Torts Attorney in Missouri/Kansas in 2019. Super Lawyers  is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation.

Publications and Presentations

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.

  • “The Basics of Taking and Defending Effective Depositions,” The Missouri Bar (2017)
  • “Voir Dire and Jury Selection — How Jurors Think: What Every Litigator Needs to Know,” NBI (2016)
  • “The Basics of Taking and Defending Effective Depositions — How to Ask Questions Effectively and What to Ask,” The Missouri Bar (2015)
  • “The Basics of Taking and Defending Effective Depositions — How to Ask Questions Effectively and What to Ask,” The Missouri Bar (2014)
  • “The Basics of Taking and Defending Effective Depositions — How to Ask Questions Effectively and What to Ask,” The Missouri Bar (2013)
  • “Asbestos — Current Issues and Effective Litigation Tactics,” NBI seminar (April 2013)
  • “How to Ask Questions Effectively and What to Ask,” The Basics of Taking and Defending Effective Depositions, The Missouri Bar seminar (2012)
  • “Torts and Civil Actions,” The Missouri Bar Annual Law Update (2012)
  • “Preparing Witnesses for Deposition,” Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Missouri (2006)
  • “Voir Dire and Jury Selection — How Jurors Think: What Every Litigator Needs to Know,” NBI (2018)

Education

  • Saint Louis University School of Law, JD, 2000
  • Eastern Illinois University, BA, 1993

Admissions

  • Illinois 
  • ​Missouri
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Professional Memberships

  • The Missouri Bar
  • The Illinois State Bar Association
  • The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis
  • The Lawyers Association of Saint Louis
  • The Defense Research Institute

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