Matt Bartle
Attorney
Practice Areas:
- Claim Investigation
- Pre-Litigation Dispute Resolution
- Trial Practice
- Arbitration
- Dispute-Avoidance Counseling
Matt Bartle has been practicing law since 1990. After spending 15 years defending large and small companies while working for national defense firms, Matt decided to open his own law firm with David Marcus in 2005.
Since then, Matt has been representing entrepreneurs and business owners who have business disputes with other businesses, primarily on a contingency fee basis. Matt also represents businesses and individuals who have suffered investment losses. At least half of his cases involve arbitrations. He has handled hundreds of cases all over the United States in state and federal court and in arbitration. From 1998 until 2010, Matt served in the Missouri legislature. He was Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 8 years.
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1990
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Honors Certificate, The Mystical Seven
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- A.B., Bachelor of Arts - 1987
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board
- Honors: Mystical 7 Honor Society, Member
- Major: Economics
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1990
- Kansas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas
Professional Associations
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Missouri Bar, Member
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman
Past Positions
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Hon. W. Eugene Davis, Law Clerk
Fraternity
- Phi Beta Kappa