About Matthew Freeman

Matthew Freeman is an attorney at Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP representing plaintiffs in personal injury and sexual abuse cases. Throughout his career, he has helped to recover more than $300 million in settlements and verdicts for his clients.

Mr. Freeman's practice focuses on representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse against the Boy Scouts of America, the Catholic Church, as well as school districts, religious institutions, and medical facilities throughout California. He feels a deep passion for seeking justice for those who have not received full justice through the criminal justice system.

Mr. Freeman previously represented the victims and families of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Mass Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada and he was selected as a finalist for the 2021 Consumer Attorneys of California's Consumer Attorney of the Year award for this work on this matter.

In 2024, Mr. Freeman was honored to receive the F. Scott Baldwin Award from the American Association for Justice. Recipients of this distinguished award are selected by the AAJ to represent the most outstanding young lawyer in the country, based on significant contributions to the AAJ's New Lawyers Division and one or more outstanding trial verdicts.

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. Freeman earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Tennessee and his law degree from California Western School of Law. He is the 2026 Chairman of Consumer Attorneys of California New Lawyers Division. He is a member of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Association for Justice, and the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP

These results are credited to Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$1.2 billionVerdictTop 20 in California · #6

A Los Angeles jury ordered General Motors to pay $4.9 billion after a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu's rear-mounted fuel tank ruptured and burned six occupants in a rear-end crash, the largest US personal-injury verdict at the time.

Los Angeles, CA (LA County Superior Court) · 1999Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Kevin Boyle of the firm served as one of three plaintiffs' co-lead counsel in the $800 million settlement with MGM Resorts for victims of the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting at Mandalay Bay.

Las Vegas, NV (Clark County District Court) · 2020Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

A Los Angeles County jury ordered Rebecca Grossman and former Major League pitcher Scott Erickson to pay $198.17 million for the deaths of two brothers, ages 11 and 8, struck in a marked crosswalk near their home.

Los Angeles, CA (Van Nuys, LA County Superior Court) · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

A Las Vegas jury awarded hedge fund manager David Moradi $160.5 million after Cosmopolitan security personnel beat him at the Marquee nightclub and left him with a traumatic brain injury, and a confidential settlement followed during deliberations on punitive damages.

Las Vegas, NV (Clark County District Court) · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$121.5 millionVerdictTop 20 in California · #14

A Riverside County jury found Moreno Valley Unified School District 90 percent at fault for keeping teacher Thomas Lee West in the classroom for two decades despite molestation complaints, awarding $135 million to two former students he abused.

Riverside County, CA (Superior Court) · 2023Sexual AbuseRead the full story →

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

Education

California Western School of Law
J.D.
University of Tennessee
Undergraduate

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