Matthew Kleifield is a partner in the Phoenix office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Products Liability Practice. He focuses his practice in the following areas :
- Products Liability with a particular emphasis on tire defect litigation and heavy equipment and machinery
- Catastrophic loss litigation involving claims of brain injury, spinal cord injury, permanent disability and death
- Rancher and Farmer liability including claims related to land use, equipment and livestock
- Personal injury defense arising from all risks
- Insurance Bad Faith and Breach of Contract
Matt has tried in excess of 75 jury trials in State and Federal Courts throughout Arizona as sole or lead counsel, involving a broad spectrum of claims including catastrophic injury and/or economic loss; death; brain, spinal cord and other profound, permanent or debilitating injures; product defect involving a broad spectrum of products including motor vehicle components; large equipment and machinery; appliances and other consumer products.
Matt started his practice with a large Phoenix law firm upon graduating from law school in 1987. He became an equity shareholder with that firm in 1992 and then joined a boutique litigation firm as an equity shareholder in 1996 where he remained until joining Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith in 2011.
Education :
- University of Arizona College of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1987
- University of Arizona, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance and Marketing), 1984
Admissions :
- State Bar Admissions, Arizona
- United States Courts of Appeals & Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- State Supreme Courts, Arizona Supreme Court
- United States District Courts
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Associations :
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
- Fiesta Bowl Committee
Cost
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