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About Matt Kahn

Matt Kahn joined Butler Kahn in 2019 after four years handling catastrophic personal injury cases, complex business litigation, and appeals at Fried and Bonder. He focuses on serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, and sexual assault claims. Matt earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 2015, where he served as managing editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, and his B.A. in Political Science from Georgia State University in 2012. His disclosed results include a $45 million motorcycle accident settlement

  • a $40 million guardrail wrongful death settlement
  • a $30 million pedestrian settlement
  • a $3.5 million sexual assault settlement
  • and a $1,050,000 truck wreck settlement

Matt has authored several articles for Georgia Trial Lawyers Association publications and is active in the organization's committees, including the Communications Committee and the Editorial Board of Verdict Magazine. He is admitted in Georgia state courts and all three federal district courts in Georgia, as well as the Eleventh Circuit.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$40 millionSettlement

Jeb Butler and Matt Kahn, alongside co-counsel, secured a $40 million settlement against GDOT, a fence contractor, and a construction management firm after a guardrail left in disrepair for months on I-85 contributed to the death of Catrice Hunter.

Atlanta, Georgia (I-85 guardrail litigation) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$30 millionSettlement

Jeb Butler and Matt Kahn won a $30 million settlement for a 14-year-old North Paulding High School student who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a speeding teen driver struck her in a school-zone crosswalk.

Paulding County, Georgia · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Emory University School of Law
J.D., 2015
Georgia State University
Undergraduate, 2012

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