Matthew H. Morgan
No Company Is Too Big to Play Fair
About
Matt is a managing partner at Nichols Kaster and helps lead the firm’s Civil Rights and Impact Litigation team. Matt is widely respected by the legal community and is regularly recognized as among the top lawyers in Minnesota and the United States.
Matt focuses on False Claims Act cases and class actions challenging discrimination, fraud, or other unfair business practices in the areas of employment, consumer, insurance, government contracts, and health care. Matt has tried over 30 individual and class or collective action cases to verdict. He also regularly speaks on topics related to civil litigation and trial, including several times at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Trial Boot Camp—a national conference teaching trial skills.
In addition to helping manage the firm’s day-to-day operations, Matt has mentored law students, and served as an adjunct faculty member at William Mitchell College of Law, teaching representation skills to first-year students and advanced advocacy to second and third-year law students. He also volunteers as an attorney for the Children's Law Center and in 2023 received a Volunteer Champion Award for his work helping foster children.
Education
- J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
- B.A., University of Minnesota
Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court – District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois - Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court - District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court – Western District of Wisconsin
Memberships & Honors
- Named to "Top Lawyers List," Minnesota Monthly 2022 - 2024
- Named one of “The Best Lawyers in America”, 2021-2025
- Named one of "The Best Lawyers in Minnesota", 2021
- Named to the Super Lawyers list, Minnesota Super Lawyers, Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, and Twin Cities Business, 2014 - 2024
- Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers list, 2020-2024
- Attorney for the Children's Law Center of Minnesota, 2016 to present
- Volunteer Champion Award, Children’s Law Center, 2023
- Named to the Who’s Who in Employment Lawyers list, Minnesota Law and Politics
- American Bar Association Member
- Federal Bar Association Member
- Taxpayers Against Fraud Member
- Minnesota Employment Lawyers Association, Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association Member
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Presentations & Publications
- “Co-Presenter, “The Complete Lawyer Webcast Series: Workplace Law Issues: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives” Minnesota CLE, June 2021.
- Co-Presenter “Financial Metrics, Budgeting, and Cost Controls – Planning for Profitability” The 2019 Midwest Conference on the Business of Law, Minneapolis, MN 2019.
- Co-Presenter, “Learn Important Lessons Watching These Mock Trials” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis, MN May 2018.
- Co-Presenter, “Taking and Defending Key Wage and Hour Depositions “ Practising Law Institute: Wage & Hour Litigation and Compliance 2018, New York, NY 2018.
- Co-Presenter, “Title VII Update – All the Important Cases and Their Impact” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 2017.
- Trial Boot Camp Program Committee and Trial Team Leader, National Employment Lawyers Association Trial Boot Camp, Chicago, IL, October 2017.
- Panelist, “’ Ask the Plaintiff’s Bar’ Session: Adapt Your Strategies to New and Innovative Techniques Being Brought by Your Adversaries Specifically in the Wage Context” American Conference Institute’s 29th National Forum on Wage & Hour Claims & Class Actions, Miami, FL, January 2017.
- Panelist, “Taking and Defending 30(b)(6) Depositions” American Bar Association’s 10th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, Chicago, IL, November 2016.
- Co-Presenter, “The Complete Lawyer Webcast Series: Workplace Law Issues: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives” Minnesota CLE, July 2016.
- Co-Presenter, ”Mock Trials—Watch and Learn from New Mock Trials and the Jury Reactions” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 2016.
- Co-Presenter, “The Complete Lawyer: Workplace Law Issues: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives” Minnesota CLE, May 2016.
- Panelist "The Outer Edges of Retaliation Claims" American Bar Association's 9th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2015.
- Trial Boot Camp Program Committee, Presenter and Trial Team Leader, "The Trial Practice Pointers" National Employment Lawyers Association Trial Boot Camp, Chicago, IL, October 2015.
- Presenter at the Northwest Region Association Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division fall meeting, Whitefish, MT, September 2015.
- Co-Presenter, "The Complete Lawyer: Workplace Law Issues: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives" Minnesota CLE, May 2015.
- "Plaintiff's Point of View: Whistleblowing and Arbitration Agreements" SMAHRA 2014. Employment Law Seminar, Mankato, MN, 2014.
- Co-Presenter, “Mock Trials — Watch and Learn From Actual Mock Trials and Jury Reactions” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 2014.
- Panelist, “Retaliation Cases Post Nassar — What Does the “But-For” Standard Really Mean?” Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 2014.
- Co-Presenter, “The Complete Lawyer: Workplace Law Issues: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives” Minnesota CLE, May 2014.
- Trial Team Leader and Co-Presenter, "Lessons Learned From Mock Trials" National Employment Lawyers Association Trial Boot Camp, Chicago, IL, March 2014.
- Co-Presenter, "Lessons Learned From Mock Trials" National Employment Lawyers Association 2013 Annual Convention, Denver, CO, June 2013.
- Moderator, Video Replay of "The Complete Lawyer" Minnesota CLE, June 2013.
- Co-Presenter, "The Lessons of Mock Trials" Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 2013.
- "The Complete Lawyer: Quick Answers to Questions about Workplace Law" Minnesota CLE Webcast, April 2013.
- Online segments for Minnesota CLE’s “Complete Lawyer” series, August 2012.
- “The Enemy’s Point of View: Hot Topics in Employment Litigation from the Perspective of an Employee’s Attorney.” SMAHRA 2012. Employment Law Seminar, Mankato, MN, 2012.
- "Settlement and Release Considerations." Minnesota CLE’s Wage and Hour Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2012.
- “Focus Groups and Mock Trials” Eighth Circuit NELA Conference, April 2012.
- "The Complete Lawyer: Workplace Law Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives." Presenter for MN CLE, 2011 and 2012.
- "The Wage & Hour War: Picking and Choosing Your Battles in FLSA Litigation." Presenter for MN CLE, 2010.
- "Taking and Defending Depositions in Employment Litigation" Seminar sponsored by the National Employment Lawyers Association, 2009.
- Author of 2008 MN Association for Justice, 2008 Employment Law Handbook, (5th Ed. Chapter 7: The Fair Labor Standards Act, 2008).