About Matthew Heape

Matthew has been with the firm for nearly a decade, representing clients across a broad spectrum of venues and claims. He has tried numerous cases to verdict as both first chair and assisting counsel, and has achieved numerous multi-million dollar settlements. Matthew attended Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and earned a double-major bachelor's degree, then obtained a Master's Degree in Education with certifications in English, History, and Science. He then attended the SMU Dedman School of Law while working full-time, serving on the SMU Law Review and graduating with honors in 2013.

He joined FCHC immediately after graduation. Born in New Orleans, Matthew now resides in Lubbock, Texas, with his wife and four children. Licensed in Texas and New Mexico.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway

These results are credited to Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Rio Arriba County jury held Acadia Healthcare and its New Mexico foster care subsidiaries responsible for placing an 8-year-old girl with a foster father who raped her repeatedly, returning one of the largest single-plaintiff sexual abuse verdicts in the country.

Rio Arriba County (First Judicial District Court), New Mexico · 2023Sexual AbuseRead the full story →

Acadia Healthcare agreed to pay $400 million to resolve three civil cases arising from its Desert Hills and Familyworks foster care program in New Mexico, where licensed foster parent Clarence Garcia sexually abused multiple children in his care.

New Mexico (multi-case settlement) · 2023Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$536,472Verdict

Jimmy Apodaca, a 17-year employee at Excel Corporation's beef-packing plant in Friona, Texas, sued the non-subscribing employer over cumulative trauma injuries to his hand, neck and back. A Lubbock County jury found Excel negligent in August 1999 and awarded $536,472, and the Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed. The Texas Supreme Court reversed in 2002 for lack of causation evidence and rendered a take-nothing judgment.

Lubbock County District Court, Texas · 1999Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
J.D., 2013
Texas A&M University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of New Mexico

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.