Matthew C. Clark - Bakersfield, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 2001
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Loyola Marymount University, 1997
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Languages

• English

Classes and Seminars

• Victim Impact Panel, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kern County
  
• Coache's Clinic (Liability in Athletics), Kern High School District
  
• Auto and Home Insurance Workshop (How to Protect You and Your Family), Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
  
• Civil Rights and George Floyd, The Pulse with Danny Morrison
  
• Elder Abuse and Wrongful Death, The Richard Beene Show

Pro Bono Activities

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kern County

Published Works

Articles

• Chain | Cohn | Clark featured in Bakersfield Life Magazine as ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee,, Bakersfield Life Magazine
  Chain | Cohn | Clark held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate its new home that will help better serve clients, while contributing to the ongoing revitalization of downtown Bakersfield.
• Chain | Cohn | Clark settles K-9 dog bite case against County of Kern for record $2 million
  Chain | Cohn | Clark has settled a lawsuit on behalf of a Bakersfield woman for $2 million in what is the largest award for a dog bite case against a public entity in California.
• Chain | Cohn | Clark ranked in 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Law Firms’, U.S. News & World Report
  The Bakersfield-based personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm Chain | Cohn | Clark has been selected for inclusion in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report.
• Chain | Cohn | Clark: ‘Standing for Justice’ in Kern County since 1934
  Since 1934, the firm has been firmly cemented in downtown Bakersfield, and its office dedicated to helping our area’s residents in their time of greatest need.
• The importance of having uninsured motorist coverage
  Matt Clark discusses the importance of purchasing an insurance policy that includes coverage for “uninsured motorists” and “under-insured motorists.” policies.

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California

Other Affiliations

• Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (Member)
• Kern County Bar Association (Member)
• Clinica Sierra Vista (Past President)
• San Joaquin Community Hospital Foundation (Adventist Health) (Board Member)
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kern County (Board Member)
• Children's Advocates Resource Endowment (CARE) (Board Member)