Matthew D. "Matt" Easton, Personal Injury Attorney in Costa Mesa, California

Matt Easton is the Co-Managing Partner at Easton & Easton, LLP, primarily responsible for shepherding the business aspects of the firm's meteoric growth since 2019. Matt has practiced law since 2009 and spends most of his time focusing on the litigation of high-value and more difficult cases.

Matt received his B.A. in 2006 from Brigham Young University, where he majored in English and minored in Philosophy and Editing. Whittier Law School awarded Matt a full academic scholarship, which paid his full tuition for all three years. In 2009, Matt received his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Whittier Law School, graduating in the top 10% of his class.

Results MATTER — Our Track Record Speaks:*

Matt has been a central figure in some of Easton & Easton's most prominent cases. In total, Matt has acquired more than $200,000,000 for his clients by way of verdict, settlement, or arbitration award. Notable results include:

• $32,000,000 policy limits settlement for a 71-year-old bicyclist struck by a cement truck — #1 Bicycle Accident Settlement in California in 2024 (TopVerdict.com)

• $26,000,000 settlement for a construction worker injured through site negligence — #1 Personal Injury Settlement in Los Angeles County in 2023 (TopVerdict.com)

• $20,000,000 premises liability settlement — Top 10 Personal Injury Settlement in the United States in 2019 (TopVerdict.com)

• $3,060,000 for a lane-splitting motorcycle accident (10 times the medical bills) — single-handedly litigated

• $2,750,000 wrongful death settlement — Received Commendation from the City of Lancaster

• $2,000,000 for a client who fell from a ladder placed on unsafe scaffolding

• $1,875,000 and $1,800,000 for two auto accident cases where medical bills were less than $200,000 each

• $1,300,000 pre-litigation settlement for a car accident caused by a drunk driver evading police

• $1,250,000 for a car accident victim requiring revision cervical fusion surgery

• $1,240,000 for a breast cancer survivor whose reconstruction incision ruptured after a T-bone collision

• $350,000 confidential settlement for a slip and fall case against a big box chain store

• $325,000 for a dog attack case where no bite had occurred — more than 6 times the medical bills

• $250,000 confidential settlement for a client struck by a wooden stick by an actor in a Halloween maze

• $185,000 against Walnut Valley Unified School District in a difficult premises liability case — medical bills were only $25,000

• $175,000 against the State of California for a bicycle roadway defect accident

• $80,000 for an elderly couple who experienced food poisoning from room service during their Christmas vacation at a local hotel.

Apart from the verdict and settlement funds Matt has acquired for his clients, he has also been able to affect lasting change in how corporations, cities, and the State of California conduct themselves to prevent similar future injuries.

*Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own merits.

RECOGNITION**

• Southern California Super Lawyer — Selected each year since 2023

• Super Lawyers' Up-and-Coming Top 100 (Southern California) — Selected each year 2016–2022

• Super Lawyers' Up-and-Coming Top 25 (Orange County) — Selected each year 2016–2022 (honors given to less than 1% of attorneys)

• Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars — Selected each year 2014–2022

• Best Lawyers in America — Selected each year since 2018 for Plaintiff's Personal Injury and Product Liability Litigation

• Southern California's "Best Lawyers" — Featured each year since 2017 in the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times Magazine

• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers — Selected each year since 2023

• National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in California — Selected each year 2014–2022

• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum® – The Top Trial Lawyers in America® — Lifetime selection (an honor given to less than 1% of all attorneys in the United States)

• American Academy of Trial Attorneys' Premier 100 Trial Attorneys — Selected each year since 2015

• AV Preeminent Rating — Martindale-Hubbell (since 2015), the nation's oldest and most prestigious peer rating service for legal ability and ethics

• AVVO Rating 10.0 Superb — Top Personal Injury Attorney

• Commendation from City of Lancaster — For $2.75 Million Settlement (2013)

• Outstanding Alumni of the Year — Whittier Law School (2016)

**Awards and recognition are not guarantees of future results. Selection criteria vary by organization.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

BAR ADMISSIONS

• California, 2009

EDUCATION

• Whittier Law School — J.D. magna cum laude, 2009 (Top 10%, Full Academic Scholarship)

• Brigham Young University — B.A., 2006 (English; Minors: Philosophy, Editing)

ACADEMIC HONORS

• Chief Justice, Moot Court Honors Board (2008–2009)

• "Best Oral Advocate" — 3rd Annual Susan E. McGuigan Oral Advocacy Competition

• "Best Overall Competitor" — 2008 Spring Trial Advocacy Competition • Published in Whittier Law Review, Fall 2008 (Volume 30, Number 1)

TEACHING

• Adjunct Professor, Whittier Law School — Litigation and Trial Presentation Technologies (2015–2017) • Guest Coach and Judge — Whittier Law School Trial Advocacy Honors Board and Moot Court Honors Board

Doctor magna cum laude from Whittier Law School, graduating in the top 10% of his class.

MEDIA

Weekly Legal Commentary — AM830 Radio (50 weeks/year) Matt is a weekly guest on The SportsLodge with Roger Lodge on AM830, the official radio station of the LA Angels. Each week, Matt discusses legal issues arising in the news, providing expert analysis and insight for listeners.

Listen to past episodes →

LANGUAGES

• English (Primary)

• Spanish (Fluent)

Let Our Family Help Yours — Because Family Never Settles For Less.

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