Matt is a shareholder in the firm's Fraud/Special Investigation Practice Group where he focuses primarily on large loss fraud and medical provider fraud. His practice in the area of fraud investigation involves the assessment and evaluation of both medical provider fraud and fraudulent claims on the part of his clients' insureds. Matt also has experience dealing with insurance coverage disputes, representing numerous insurance carriers across multiple states for the purposes of SIU investigation, bad faith litigation and general defense litigation. In doing so, Matt has represented a significant number of insurance carriers on these issues and has assisted in high-dollar and high-profile medical provider fraud, property loss and insurance fraud matters.
During his time with the firm, Matt has taken numerous Examinations Under Oath, drafted various complex coverage opinions and litigated topics of insurance fraud including, but not limited to, medical provider fraud, large loss property investigations and bad faith. In particular, he has assisted in multiple high-profile matters regarding carrier recovery of monies paid to fraudulent medical providers and as a result of fraudulent motor vehicle accidents. He has also successfully represented his clients in matters involving policy coverage and eligibility for benefits.
Matt earned his undergraduate degree from West Chester University and went on to receive his juris doctor from Widener University, in Wilmington, Delaware, graduating cum laude and with pro bono distinction. As a law student, he took part in Widener's Environmental Law Clinic, working with clients in all aspects of complex environmental litigation, and was the recipient of the Greenwatch Award for excellence in environmental law.
Prior to joining the firm, Matt represented insurance carriers and employers in the field of workers' compensation defense litigation where he handled matters in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Year joined
2012
Thought Leadership
Changes to NJ’s Open Public Records Act and Implications for SIU
Mount Laurel
Fraud/Special Investigation
March 1, 2025
In June 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 2930, enacting significant amendments to New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). SIU Spotlight, Issue 2, Vol.
Class Action Out of Minnesota with Potential Impacts on Litigating and Negotiating Major Case
Mount Laurel
Fraud/Special Investigation
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Litigation
July 1, 2024
A class action suit is brewing in Minnesota which has the potential for major implications in the way major case investigations are litigated and negotiated. In Taqueria El Primo LLC et al. v. Illinois Farmers Ins. Co. et al., Civil No. SIU Spotlight, Issue 1, Vol. 1, July 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.
Navigating New Jersey’s New Bad Faith Landscape for the Modern SIU
Mount Laurel
Fraud/Special Investigation
Insurance Services - Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
October 1, 2022
Defense Digest, Vol. 28, No.
Classes/Seminars Taught
Ping! Utilizing Modern Technology to Answer the Who, Where and When of First-Party Claims, NJSIA General Membership Meeting, December 9th, 2022
Ping! Utilizing Modern Technology to Answer the Who, Where and When of First-Party Claims, Marshall Dennehey Insurance Fraud 360 Seminar, Lafayette Hill, PA, June 2022
Medical Investigator's Guide to the Modern SIU Claim, Speaker, New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA) Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October 2019
NJ PIP: Building Better Medical Reviews, Marshall Dennehey Insurance Fraud 360 Seminar, Lafayette Hill, PA, June, 2018
