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Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLCOf Counsel
Matthew G. Pletcher
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Matthew G. Pletcher

5.0
1 review

One Riverway, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77056

Appellate Practice, Commercial/Business Litigation, Complex Business Litigation and 12 more

About Matthew G. Pletcher

Matt handles high exposure cases involving professional liability, premises liability, catastrophic personal injuries, and wrongful death. He has also handled cases involving pharmaceutical products liability, first party insurance and bad faith claims, and complex commercial and business disputes.

Matt's professional liability experience includes medical, legal, and architectural malpractice cases. He has handled a broad range of legal malpractice cases involving issues such as negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, professional misconduct, conflicts of interest, and barratry. He has also handled medical and legal credentialing, discipline, and grievance proceedings.

His experience handling personal injury and wrongful death cases has included claims involving birth injuries, neurologic injuries, drowning injuries and deaths, mechanical asphyxiation, fires and explosions, burns, lightning strikes, automobile, trucking, and aviation accidents, highway and building construction accidents, oil field accidents, industrial accidents, sexual assault and abuse, elder and children abuse, and non-subscriber liability.

Matt's commercial and business litigation experience includes cases involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, breach of contract, tortious interference, civil conspiracy, securities fraud, and conversion. Matt has attained an AV® Preeminent™ peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest level of professional excellence based upon peer review evaluation from lawyers and judges who have observed Matt's legal skills and ethical standards.

 

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Awards

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At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

Champion Badge Gold

At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Matthew G. Pletcher got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Appellate Practice
  • Construction Law 1
    • Construction Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Securities 1
    • Securities Fraud
  • Other 8
    • Commercial/Business Litigation
    • Complex Business Litigation
    • Drug and Medical Device Defense
    • Employment Litigation
    • Ethics - Legal Malpractice
    • Health Care Litigation
    • Insurance Litigation
    • Professional Liability Defense

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
    Video Call Options
    Zoom
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Of Counsel
    Firm Name
    Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases

    Successful defense of numerous New Mexico hospitals, physicians, nurses
    other healthcare providers in complex medical malpractice litigation involving deaths
    catastrophic injuries including birth asphyxia
    brain damage.

    Successful defense of one of Texas' largest medical schools
    its individual faculty members
    tenured/associate professors in complex medical negligence litigation involving deaths
    catastrophic injuries including many birth asphyxia
    brain damage cases.

    Favorable verdict for a prominent Houston plaintiffs' personal injury firm in two-month legal malpractice trial.

    Successful representation of an energy service company in neurologic/brain injury case involving a lightning strike at a wellhead. Injury occurred in Louisiana
    case was tried in McKinney, Texas under Louisiana law.

    Successful representation
    settlement for energy service company in closed head injury/brain injury case pending in North Dakota federal court.

    Defense verdict for a nephrologist in wrongful death case involving chronic dialysis patient who went without dialysis for over two weeks.

    Successful representation
    confidential settlement for parents of a child who drowned in a country club swimming pool during summer camp.

    Successful defense for multiple companies
    individuals in commercial litigation involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, conspiracy, conversion,
    tortious interference of business relationships.

    Defense of major pharmaceutical corporation in litigation throughout Texas including primary responsibility for h
    ling all aspects of medical expert discovery which included retention of defense medical experts, h
    ling of expert challenges
    other pretrial conferences
    hearings.

    Successful of prominent plastic surgeon in litigation involving breast reconstruction surgeries
    multiple revision surgeries
    post-operative infections.

    Defense of several nursing homes in litigation involving claims of nursing
    medical negligence, as well as claims of elder abuse
    injury.

  • Additional Links
    https://pmmlaw.com/attorneys/matthew-g-pletcher

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1987, Texas
    2020, New Mexico
    U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
    U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
    Memberships

    State Bar of Texas

    New Mexico Bar Association

    American Bar Association

    Houston Bar Association

    Texas Association of Defense Counsel

    Greater Houston Society of Healthcare Risk Managers

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    South Texas College of Law
    Class of 1987
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Pepperdine University
    Class of 1984
    B.S., Business Administration
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1961
    Houston, Texas, 1961

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Matthew G. Pletcher was admitted in 1987 to the State of Texas.
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    Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC has 15 attorneys at this location.
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    Matthew G. Pletcher attended South Texas College of Law.
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    Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC was established in 2016.

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