Matthew D. Ports

Matthew Ports has dedicated his entire career representing those killed and injured by the negligence of others. Matt started working with Michael Gill immediately out of law school and the two have been law partners since January 2008. Matt regularly represents the victims of medical malpractice, defective products, construction negligence, auto collisions and other unsafe or dangerous conditions. He has prosecuted cases in both state and federal court and represented plaintiffs throughout the Chicagoland area, many of Cook County's collar counties and throughout Central Illinois, including Peoria and Tazewell Counties. "Being able to focus on a small number of significant cases with the intention of taking every case to verdict allows us to maximize the recovery for each of our clients in all our cases." Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Matthew D. Ports included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2014 Named to the Leading Lawyers Network, 2013-Present Named to Illinois Super Lawyers, 2016-Present Named a Rising Star by Illinois SuperLawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2012 Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew D. Ports Included on the 2026Illinois Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers list

• Founder/Partner

• Literacy Chicago, Associate Board Member/Volunteer, 2004 - 2008
• Literacy Chicago, President, 2006 - 2008
• Literacy Chicago, Co-Chair of Literacy Chicago's 2006 Well-Read Ball
• Midtown School for Boys Tutoring Program, Volunteer/Tutor, 2001 - 2004

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

• American Association for Justice
• American Constitutional Society
• Chicago Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (CBA/Young Lawyers Section – Co-Chair of the Tort Litigation Committee)
• Illinois Trial Attorneys Association
• ITLA (Amicus Curiae Committee)
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2014 - Present (Member)