Matt W. Sherwood - Amarillo, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 2008
    J.D.
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Honors: Order of the Coif

• Non Legal Education

  • Texas Tech University, Texas, 2005
    B.B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: Accounting

Current Employment Position(s)

• Lead Attorney

Pro Bono Activities

• Board of Directors of Kids, Inc.
• Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Business Council
• Board of Directors for the Maverick Boys and Girls Club
• Board of Directors, Amarillo Habitat for Humanity

Representative Cases

• Morga v. Sand Revolution II LLC, et al - Midland County, Texas, Represented an oil and gas service company in a catastrophic truck injury in Midland County. Jury returned a no negligence finding for our firm’s client.
• Bang v. Continental Resources, Inc. – Dunn County, North Dakota, Represented an oil and gas company in a lawsuit under the North Dakota Surface Damage Act. Plaintiff sought nearly $10 million in damages, and the jury returned a verdict for less than the original damage offer.
• DeWald Homes, LLC v. ServPro - Randall County, Texas, Represented subcontractor in a breach of contract action. Jury verdict for full contract damages and attorney’s fees.
• Brown v. Insignia Hospitality Group – Lubbock County, Texas, Represented a Marriott hotel in a premises liability claim. Jury returned a no negligence finding in favor of our firm’s client.
• AgTexas v. E6 Cattle Company, et al – Randall County, Texas, Represented a farm credit company in a UCC and fraud dispute related to a significant cattle theft/death case. Successfully prosecuted our client’s claims through trial, with full compensation for the losses.
• Southwestern Public Service v. Top of Texas – Ochiltree County, Texas, Represented our firm’s landowner client in an eminent domain jury trial and received a jury verdict for more than five times the statutory offer by the electric company.
• Corn Mill Enterprises v. Expelled Grain Products; Castro County, Texas, Represented our firm’s client in a fraud and breach of contract action against a former business partner in a joint venture. Jury returned a $7 million verdict for our firm’s client.
• Kladusak v. Tyson Fresh Meats; Potter County, Texas, Represented a beef processing plant in a non-subscriber negligence case. Jury returned a take nothing verdict in favor of our firm’s client.
• Bang v. Cont’l Res., Inc., 23 N.W.3d 895, 2025 ND 131 (ND 2025)
• Gunn v. Baptist/St. Anthony’s Health Network, 405 S.W.3d 239 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2013, no pet.)
• Williams v. Happy State Bank, 2023 Tex. App. LEXIS 3335, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo May 17, 2023, pet. denied)
• Lee v. AgTexas Farm Credit Servs., 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 9789 (Tex. App.—Amarillo December 8, 2021, pet. denied)
• Flores v. Rector, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 6735 (Tex. App.—Amarillo August 20, 2020)
• Expelled Grain Products, LLC v. Corn Mill Enterprises, LLC, 2016 WL 4413323 (Tex. App—Amarillo August 17, 2016, pet. denied)

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Trial Law, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Personal Injury Trial Law, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Super Lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Amarillo Area Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Institute for Energy Law