Matthew S. Finkelstein
Matthew obtained a B.A., with Honors, in Psychology and Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin. At the University of Texas, Matthew participated in the Liberal Arts Honors Program and was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. Upon graduation, Matthew was awarded with membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Matthew returned home to New Orleans to attend Tulane University Law School, graduating in 2009. During law school, Matthew served as the Senior Managing Editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. He also authored two articles appearing in the Journal.
Matthew has been admitted to practice law in both Texas and Louisiana. Prior to joining Doyle Raizner LLP, Matthew practiced workers compensation and personal injury law.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Maritime Injury
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2009
- Louisiana, 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D. - 2009
- Law Journal: Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Volume 22, Senior Managing Editor
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
- B.A. (with Honors) - 2005
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Society
- Honors: Psi Chi, National Honors Society in Psychology
- Honors: Liberal Arts Honors Program
- Major: Psychology, Spanish
Published Works
- Comment, Mitigation Models Inch Toward a Full Review: Even When Effective, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Remains Overshadowed by NEPA, 21 TUL. ENVTL. L.J. 449, 2008
- Recent Development, Lemon v. Geren , 22 TUL. ENVTL. L.J. 475, 2009
- Insurance Bad Faith: Into the Heart of Darkness, TexasBarCLE, Advanced Personal Injury, 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
Past Employment Positions
- Manuel Gonzales, P.C.
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Mu
