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Matthew is a Partner at Tentindo, Kendall, Canniff & Keefe LLP and Director of The Tort Group. Matthew's practice areas include commercial litigation and general liability matters, trucking law, product defects, personal injury law, lien recovery, subrogation, and employment discrimination (MCAD claims). Matthew practices before state and federal courts of Massachusetts, has been admitted pro hac vice in other states, and has attended and taken depositions in foreign countries. He has also been appointed a Special Assistant Attorney General in Massachusetts. Recent successes:* Obtained defense verdict for global shipping carrier sued for negligent inspection of a truck causing 70-pound driveshaft to dislodge and strike Plaintiff's vehicle.* Obtained Superior Court decision rejected a 50% loss of consortium claim.* Obtained defense verdict for client sued for causing a motor vehicle accident and facial burns.* Obtained defense verdict for international retailer sued for causing injury to a plaintiff resulting in multiple shoulder surgeries.* Obtained defense verdict at trial for client charged with negligent motor vehicle homicide.* Obtained dismissal of a federal civil rights lawsuit at summary judgment against three town inspectors sued for retaliatory plumbing code enforcement* Obtained dismissal of a plumbing teacher's multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit at summary judgment against the superintendent of vocational school.* Obtained dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against the Plymouth County Sheriff.* Obtained dismissal of a truck driver’s lawsuit to compel arbitration of $10,000,000.00 injury claim.

Listed skills include Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, and 20 others.