Matthew D. Barrett, P.C. Attorney at Law - Logansport, IN

• Personal Injury
• Semi-Truck Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Moped Accidents
• Dog Bites
• Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Construction Injuries
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Bus Crashes
• Three-Wheeler, Four Wheeler and ATV Accidents
• Airplane/Boat/Train Crashes
• Birth Injuries
• Nursing Home Injuries
• Pharmacy Mistakes
• Burns/Fires/Explosions
• Dismemberment
• Slip and Fall
• Drowning
• School and Playground Injuries
• Sex Abuse at School/Daycare
• Daycare Injuries
• Defective Products
• Civil Rights/Police Misconduct
• Underinsured/Uninsured Motorist Claims
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Claims
• Felonies
• Misdemeanors
• Drunk Driving/OWI/DUI
• Minor Consumption
• Driving While Suspended/Without a License
• Marijuana/All Other Drug Offenses
• Battery
• Domestic Battery
• Criminal Confinement
• Disorderly Conduct
• Robbery
• Theft
• Sex Crimes
• Trespass
• Arson
• Firearm Offenses
• Forgery
• Fraud
• Homicide – Murder/Manslaughter
• Habitual Traffic Violator
• Traffic Offenses
• Bond Reduction
• Automobile Accidents
• Semi Truck Accidents

• Honors Paper in Pretrial Skills, Criminal Pleadings and Advanced Appellate Advocacy
• Ranked upper 1/3 in Legal Writing and Research
• Special Commendation for 41 hours of Pro Bono Externship
• Harrison Legal Writing Award (First-Place Recipient), 2006
• Harrison Legal Writing Award (Second-Place Recipient), 2008

• "Failing to Provide Police Protection: Breeding a Viable and Consistent 'State-Created Danger' Analysis for Establishing Constitutional Violations Under Section 1983", 37 Valparaiso University Law Review 1, Fall, 2002
• "Preparing Your Client for Deposition Testimony", Bar Association - The Young Lawyer, July/August, 2005
• "How to Deal With an Objection of Privilege Based on Indiana's Peer Review Statute During the Course of Pre-Trial Discovery", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2005
• "And Just Where Do You Think You're Going?": Police Detention of Passenger Who Walks Away From Vehicle During Traffic Stop, Res Gestae, March, 2006
• "Indiana's New 'Communication of Sympathy' Statute: Saying 'I'm Sorry' In the Context of Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Accidents", Indiana Lawyer, (Vol. 17, No. 8) June/July, 2006
• "Groundless Cases Still Get Into Court", Indiana Lawyer (Featured Interview), (Vol. 17, No. 10) July/August, 2006
• "A Brief Review of What Types of Claims Fall Within and Outside the Scope of Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2006
• "A Modest Proposal: Submitting a Joint Discovery Plan In Federal Court", American Bar Association - The Young Lawyer, September, 2006
• "Waiver of Right Forms Under Miranda: Not a Ritual of Words to be Recited by Rote According to Didactic Niceties", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XI, No. 1, December, 2006
• "Recovering Damages for Tortious Injury to Historic Buildings and Other 'Special Purpose' Property In Indiana: Drawing the Line Between Fair Market Value and Cost Repair' In Cases of Permanent Damage", Res Gestae, December, 2006
• "A Case of Bad Breath: Does the Odor of an Alcoholic Beverage, By Itself, Establish Probable Cause for a Police Officer to Offer Chemical Test In the Context of DWI Offenses?", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XII, No. 1, May, 2007
• "Supreme Court Clarifies Five Exceptions to Nonliability Involving Personal Injury Claims Asserted by a Contractor's Employee", Indiana Civil Litigation Review (publication of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana), Vol. 3, No. 2, May, 2007
• "Brendlin v. California: Supreme Court Holds That a Passenger Is "Seized" for Fourth Amendment Purposes and Can Challenge Legality of a Traffic Stop", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XII, No. 2, October, 2007
• "The Attorney Commitment In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", American Bar Association - The Young Lawyer, November, 2007
• "Federal Preemption of State Law Claims Involving Class III Medical Devices", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter, 2007
• "Calm the Child Witness", TRIAL, Journal of the American Association for Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association), February, 2008
• "Coughing It Up: Indiana Supreme Court Holds That Police Chokeholds Are Unreasonable Searches and Seizures", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XIII, No. 1, February, 2008
• "Reducing the State's Cut: Amending Indiana's Split-Award Statute In Punitive Damage Cases", The Indiana Litigator, Newsletter of the Litigation Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Summer, 2008
• "Representing Children In Cases Involving Wrongful Death of a Parent", Res Gestae, July/August, 2008
• "Open Court" (Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section - Indiana State Bar Association), Editor, 2008
• "Recovery for Separate Acts of Negligence Under Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2011

• Featured Speaker, "Civil Rights and DWI", Crown Point, Indiana, 2004
  
• Participant, Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, Literacy Volunteers of Cass County, 2005
  
• Judge, Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, Literacy Volunteers of Cass County, 2006
  
• Lecturer, Topics In Medical Malpractice Law, Health Careers Exploration Class, Century Career Center, Logansport High School, 2006

• Member, Cass County Community Foundation Scholarship Committee, 2008
• Chief Organizer and Tour Guide, Law Day at Cass County Courthouse, 2006
• Volunteer, Muscular Dystrophy Fundraiser, 2008
• Tour Guide, Law Day at Cass County Courthouse, 2008

• Carl Richard v. State, 820 N.E.2d 749 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005)
• Masick v. McColly Realtors, Inc. and Saxon Drywall, 858 N.E.2d 682 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)
• Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., et al., 2006 WL 299064 (N.D. Ind. 2006)
• Ryan-Louie v. DeFazio, 2007 WL 433067 (N.D. Ind. 2007)
• Wheeler v. Lawson, 2007 WL 844870 (N.D. Ind. 2007)
• Walker v. Martin, et al., 862 N.E.2d 330 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)
• Beatty v. Martin, et al., 868 N.E.2d 73 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)
• Bob Anderson Pontiac d/b/a Mike Anderson Chevrolet of Merrillville, Inc. v. Indiana Department of Workforce Development, 867 N.E.2d 282 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)
• Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., et al., 2007 WL 2609829 (N.D. Ind. 2007)
• Putman v. Lima Auto Mall, Inc., 2008 WL 2444677 (N.D. Ind. 2008)
• Wheeler v. Lawson, 539 F.3d 629 (7th Cir. 2008)

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1730 East Market Street Logansport, IN 46947

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