Marcy R. Matson

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice Litigation
• Insurance Litigation
• Appellate Practice

Education

• University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1993)
• Western Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991)

Bar and Court Admissions

• State Bar of Michigan (1994)
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan (1994)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1996)

Professional Associations

• State Bar of Michigan
  • Negligence Section
  • Appellate Section
• Clinton County Bar Association
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel

Professional Experience

• Managing Partner, Hall Matson PLC (2006 – Present)
• Partner, Hackney Grover Hoover & Bean, PLC (2000 – 2006)
• Associate Attorney, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Foster, PC (1994 – 1997, 1999 – 2000)
• Senior Claims Representative, ProNational Insurance Company
  (1997-1999)

Professional Activities

• Women Lawyers’ Association of Michigan, Mid-Michigan Chapter
  Program Chair (1997 – 1998)
  President (1998 – 1999, 1999 – 2000)
• American Inns of Court, Thomas M. Cooley Chapter Charter Member
• Case Evaluator, Ingham County Circuit Court
• Lecturer to hospital risk managers, physicians and medical groups on professional liability risk reduction and litigation management

Honors and Distinctions

• Associate Editor of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
• Certificate of Merit Award recipient in District Court Practice
• Cambridge Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals

Publications and Seminars

• Author, “Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress and Recovery For Mental Anguish,” Michigan Defense Quarterly, Spring 1995
• Author, “The New MCR 2.604 – Its Far-Reaching and Surprising Implications,” State Bar of Michigan Negligence Law Section Bulletin, February 1996

Community Service

• Pro Bono Legal Services
• Regional Referee Administrator, DeWitt AYSO
• Capital Area Humane Society, TLC Volunteer
• Northpointe Community Church, MERGE (5th/6th Grade) Volunteer