Matthew R. Wilson Esq.
Attorney at Meyer Wilson Werning
Class Action Cases Lawyers
305 W. Nationwide Blvd Columbus, OH 43215
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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26
Years
Experience
Columbus Class Action Cases Lawyer
Updated: 03/26/2026
Areas of Practice
- Class Action Cases
- Mass Tort
Attorney Information
Overview
Matthew R. Wilson is a principal with the firm.
Matt Wilson prosecutes the firm's class action cases. He serves as counsel for certified and putative classes in cases pending throughout the country involving defective products, privacy of medical information, violations of the federal telephone consumer protection statute ("TCPA"), mortgage problems, securities fraud, and deceptive advertising.
Recently, Matt has been court-appointed class counsel in numerous cases across the country in which the defendants were alleged to have made unauthorized calls and sent text messages to cellular telephones through the use of an automated telephone dialing system and/or an artificial or pre-recorded voice, in violation of the TCPA. The TCPA class settlements - over the last four years alone - in which Matt has been class counsel total over $200 million in cash for consumers.
Several of Matt's cases have resulted in nationwide settlements for consumers that are among the largest since the TCPA was enacted in 1991, including In re: Capital One Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation, 1:12-cv-10064 (N.D. Ill.) ($75.5 million - largest all-cash TCPA class settlement) (final approval granted February, 2015); Wilkins v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al., 1:14-cv-00190 (N.D. Ill.) ($39.9 million - third-largest all-cash TCPA class settlement); Rose v. Bank of America Corp., 5:11-cv-02390-EJD (N.D. Cal.) ($32 million - largest all-cash TCPA class settlement at the time final approval was granted in 2014); and Arthur, et al. v. Sallie Mae, Inc., No. 10-cv-198-JLR (W.D. Wash.) ($24.15 million - largest all-cash TCPA class settlement at the time final approval was granted).
In another recent matter, Matt was co-lead counsel in Yarger v. ING Bank, fsb, 1:11-cv-00154-LPS (D. Del.), representing consumers who alleged that ING breached its promise to allow them to refinance their home mortgages for a fixed flat fee of $500 or $750, and instead charged a higher fee. In 2012, the court certified a class of consumers in ten states who purchased or retained an ING adjustable rate mortgage. In October 2014, the court approved a $20.35 million all-cash class settlement.
Before joining Meyer Wilson Werning in 2006, Matt spent four years with the international law firm Jones Day, and two years prior to that with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP. During those six years, he defended many of the world's largest corporations in class actions, wage and hour collective actions, and a wide variety of other types of complex civil litigation.
Matt graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in Philosophy from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Matt is admitted to practice in the courts of California and Ohio; the Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals; the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California; and the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.
Since 2007, Matt has been the chair of the Central Ohio Association for Justice Class Action Committee, and he is a member of the Class Action Preservation Project Committee with Public Justice. He is frequent speaker on class action law and practice.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- SuperLawyers “Rising Star” 2010-2015
- SuperLawyers 2016-2023
- SuperLawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Class/Mass Actions, 2022
Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew R. Wilson Esq.
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Past Lists
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- 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Virginia School of Law,
Charlottesville,
Virginia, 2000
J.D.
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University of Virginia School of Law,
Charlottesville,
Virginia, 2000
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Non Legal Education
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Denison University,
Granville,
Ohio, 1997
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Philosophy
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Denison University,
Granville,
Ohio, 1997
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal
Past Positions
- Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Summer Associate
- State of Ohio, Auditor Intern
- Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
Representative Cases
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In re: Capital One Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation
- Citation: 1:12-cv-10064
- Court: N.D. Ill.
- Year: 2015
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Wilkins v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. et al.
- Citation: 1:14-cv-00190
- Court: N.D. Ill.
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Rose v. Bank of America Corp.
- Citation: 5:11-cv-02390-EJD
- Court: N.D. Cal.
- Year: 2014
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Arthur, et al. v. Sallie Mae, Inc.
- Citation: No. 10-cv-198-JLR
- Court: W.D. Wash.
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Yarger v. ING Bank, fsb
- Citation: 1:11-cv-00154-LPS
- Court: D. Del.
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association (Member)
- Columbus Bar Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice
- Ohio Association for Justice
- Central Ohio Association for Justice Class Action Committee (Chair)
- Class Action Preservation Project Committee with Public Justice (Member)
- Public Investor Advocate Bar Association
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
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