Matt Cartwright is a battle-tested courtroom lawyer with a track record of success in major jury trials. He co-authored the Thomson Reuters treatise Litigating Business and Commercial Tort Cases, a featured source on Westlaw®. He has been recognized as one of the top trial lawyers in the nation and served six terms with distinction as a U.S. Representative. 

Practice Focus 

• Major business tort jury trials 

• Healthcare business disputes 

• Multi-District Litigation 

Representative Successes 

• Won a record-setting jury verdict as lead counsel in a bet-the-company lender liability jury trial, Wilprint Marketing Consultants v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. (2004) 

• Refined the New York standard for spoliation of evidence as lead counsel in Lawrence Ins. Group v. KPMG Peat Marwick, a complex case of auditing and actuarial malpractice (2004) 

• Served as lead counsel in dozens of major jury trials, resulting in 23 reported cases (1988-2012) 

• Elected United States Representative, PA-08 (2013-2025) 

• Wrote 16 bills signed into law by 3 presidents, including the Camp LeJeune Justice Act, which benefits U.S. Marines poisoned by contaminated well water (2022) 

• Chaired the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee of House Appropriations, funding Commerce, DOJ, NASA and NSF. 

• Elected to U.S. House Leadership, 116th and 117th Congresses (2018-2022) 

  Professional Engagement 

• Co-author of the Thomson Reuters treatise Litigating Business and Commercial Tort Cases, now in its 15th Edition. 

• Member, Board of Governors, American Association for Justice (2009-2012) 

• Chair, Business Torts Section, American Association for Justice (2006-2007) 

Recognition 

• Rated “av,” Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings (2007) 

• Listed, Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers (2004-2012)  

• Robert W. Munley Award for community service, Lackawanna Pro Bono (2025) 

Community & Personal 

• District Governor, Rotary International District 7410 (2001-2002) 

• Director, Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA (1989-1995) 

• Silver Beaver Award, Northeastern PA Council, Boy Scouts of America (2011) 

• On-air analyst, WBRE-TV (NBC affiliate) nightly news law segment (2005-2012) 
• Board Certified (Civil), National Board of Trial Advocacy (2007) 
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers (2008) 
• Diplomate, National College of Advocacy (2008) 

Mr. Cartwright is an FAA-licensed pilot (ASEL). He and his wife Marion have two sons, Jack and Matty, and reside in Moosic, PA.