Matthew D. Ports - Chicago, IL
Attorney at Gill Ports Hoste LLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Chicago, IL
321 N. Clark Street Suite 930 Chicago, IL 60654
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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26
Years
Experience
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/31/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Construction Negligence
- Auto Collisions
- Medical Malpractice
- Defective Products
- Legal Malpractice
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Matthew Ports has dedicated his entire career representing those killed and injured by the negligence of others. Matt started working with Michael Gill immediately out of law school and the two have been law partners since January 2008. Matt regularly represents the victims of medical malpractice, defective products, construction negligence, auto collisions and other unsafe or dangerous conditions. He has prosecuted cases in both state and federal court and represented plaintiffs throughout the Chicagoland area, many of Cook County's collar counties and throughout Central Illinois, including Peoria and Tazewell Counties.
"Being able to focus on a small number of significant cases with the intention of taking every case to verdict allows us to maximize the recovery for each of our clients in all our cases."
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2014
- Named to the Leading Lawyers Network, 2013-Present
- Named to Illinois Super Lawyers, 2016-Present
- Named a Rising Star by Illinois SuperLawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2012
Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew D. Ports
Included on the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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DePaul University College of Law,
Chicago,
Illinois
J.D.
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DePaul University College of Law,
Chicago,
Illinois
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Non Legal Education
- University of Colorado at Boulder
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founder/Partner
Pro Bono Activities
- Literacy Chicago, Associate Board Member/Volunteer, 2004 - 2008
- Literacy Chicago, President, 2006 - 2008
- Literacy Chicago, Co-Chair of Literacy Chicago's 2006 Well-Read Ball
- Midtown School for Boys Tutoring Program, Volunteer/Tutor, 2001 - 2004
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- American Constitutional Society
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (CBA/Young Lawyers Section – Co-Chair of the Tort Litigation Committee)
- Illinois Trial Attorneys Association
- ITLA (Amicus Curiae Committee)
- Illinois State Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2014 - Present (Member)
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Contact
321 N. Clark Street
Suite 930
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312-638-2407
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.gphlaw.com/
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