Matthew D. Barrett

Matthew D. Barrett

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Matthew D. Barrett PC

Automobile Accidents Lawyers in Logansport, IN in Logansport, IN

Logansport, IN574-225-3207
Automobile AccidentsSemi-Truck AccidentsWrongful DeathMotorcycle AccidentsMoped AccidentsDog Bites

Education

Legal Education

  • Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 2002
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Special Commendation for Pro Bono Externship
  • Honors: Honor Papers in Pretrial Skills and Advanced Appellate Advocacy
  • Law Review: Valparaiso University Law Review, Associate Editor

Non Legal Education

  • Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, 1998
  • B.A.
  • Honors: Dean's List (4 Semesters)
  • Major: English Literature
  • Minor: History

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Classes and Seminars

  • Featured Speaker, "Civil Rights and DWI", Crown Point, Indiana, 2004
  • Lecturer, Topics In Medical Malpractice Law, Health Careers Exploration Class, Century Career Center, Logansport High School, 2006

Representative Cases

  • Richard v. State
  • Citation: 820 N.E.2d 749
  • Court: Ind. Ct. App.
  • Year: 2005
  • Masick v. McColly Realtors, Inc. and Saxon Drywall
  • Citation: 858 N.E.2d 682
  • Year: 2006
  • Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., et al.
  • Citation: 2006 WL 299064
  • Court: N.D. Ind.
  • Ryan-Louie v. DeFazio
  • Citation: 2007 WL 433067
  • Year: 2007
  • Wheeler v. Lawson
  • Citation: 2007 WL 844870
  • Walker v. Martin, et al.
  • Citation: 862 N.E.2d 330
  • Beatty v. Martin, et al.
  • Citation: 868 N.E.2d 73
  • Bob Anderson Pontiac d/b/a Mike Anderson Chevrolet of Merrillville, Inc. v. Indiana Department of Workforce Development
  • Citation: 867 N.E.2d 282
  • Citation: 2007 WL 2609829
  • Putman v. Lima Auto Mall, Inc.
  • Citation: 2008 WL 2444677
  • Year: 2008
  • Citation: 539 F.3d 629
  • Court: 7th Cir.
  • Hunt v. State
  • Citation: 902 N.E.2d 911
  • Year: 2009
  • Hartoin v. State
  • Citation: 908 N.E.2d 711
  • Robinson v. State
  • Citation: 910 N.E.2d 270
  • Miller v. State
  • Citation: 916 N.E.2d 193
  • Bell v. State
  • Citation: 915 N.E.2d 1048
  • Holmes v. State
  • Citation: 923 N.E.2d 479
  • Year: 2010
  • Van Orden v. State
  • Citation: 924 N.E.2d 226
  • Citation: 924 N.E.2d 680
  • Patterson v. State
  • Citation: 926 N.E.2d 90
  • Skinner v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company d/b/a Metlife
  • Citation: 2010 WL 2175834
  • State ex rel. Berkshire v. City of Logansport
  • Citation: 928 N.E.2d 587
  • Snowberger v. State
  • Citation: 938 N.E.2d 294
  • Fording v. State
  • Citation: 941 N.E.2d 565
  • Year: 2011
  • Rush v. State
  • Citation: 941 N.E.2d 569
  • Ogle v. State
  • Citation: 943 N.E.2d 445
  • Vazquez v. State
  • Citation: 944 N.E.2d 10
  • Citation: 944 N.E.2d 578
  • Crowder v. State
  • Citation: 945 N.E.2d 829
  • Justice v. State
  • Citation: 946 N.E.2d 93
  • Downs v. State
  • Citation: 950 N.E.2d 376
  • Patton v. State
  • Citation: , 972 N.E.2d 418
  • Year: 2012
  • Barrett v. City of Logansport, et al.
  • Citation: 961 N.E.2d 70
  • Mateo v. State
  • Citation: 974 N.E.2d 602
  • State v. Gonzalez-Vazquez
  • Citation: 984 N.E.2d 704
  • Court: Ind. Ct. App
  • Year: 2013
  • Lewis v. New Prime Inc
  • Citation: No. 1:10-cv-1228-WSD
  • Court: N.D. Ga. – Atlanta Div.
  • Phillips v. Mills
  • Citation: 42 N.E.3d 174
  • Year: 2015
  • Vance v. Phillips
  • Torres-Reynoso v. State
  • Citation: 42 N.E.3d 586

Pro Bono Activities

  • Participant, Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, Literacy Volunteers of Cass County, 2005
  • Judge, Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee, Literacy Volunteers of Cass County, 2006
  • Chief Organizer and Tour Guide, Law Day at Cass County Courthouse, 2006
  • Member, Cass County Community Foundation Scholarship Committee, 2008
  • Volunteer, Muscular Dystrophy Fundraiser, 2008
  • Tour Guide, Law Day at Cass County Courthouse, 2008
  • Board of Directors, Cass County Historical Society, 2010 - 2011
  • Founder, Indiana State Trooper Daniel R. Barrett Memorial Scholarship

Published Works

Articles

  • "Failing to Provide Police Protection: Breeding a Viable and Consistent 'State-Created Danger' Analysis for Establishing Constitutional Violations Under Section 1983", 37 Valparaiso University Law Review 1, Fall, 2002
  • "Preparing Your Client for Deposition Testimony", American Bar Association - The Young Lawyer, July/August, 2005
  • "How to Deal With an Objection of Privilege Based on Indiana's Peer Review Statute During the Course of Pre-Trial Discovery", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2005
  • "And Just Where Do You Think You're Going?": Police Detention of Passenger Who Walks Away From Vehicle During Traffic Stop, Res Gestae, March, 2006
  • "Indiana's New 'Communication of Sympathy' Statute: Saying 'I'm Sorry' In the Context of Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Accidents", Indiana Lawyer, (Vol. 17, No. 8) June/July, 2006
  • "Groundless Cases Still Get Into Court", Indiana Lawyer (Featured Interview), (Vol. 17, No. 10) July/August, 2006
  • "A Brief Review of What Types of Claims Fall Within and Outside the Scope of Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2006
  • "A Modest Proposal: Submitting a Joint Discovery Plan In Federal Court", American Bar Association - The Young Lawyer, September, 2006
  • "Waiver of Right Forms Under Miranda: Not a Ritual of Words to be Recited by Rote According to Didactic Niceties", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XI, No. 1, December, 2006
  • "Recovering Damages for Tortious Injury to Historic Buildings and Other 'Special Purpose' Property In Indiana: Drawing the Line Between Fair Market Value and Cost Repair' In Cases of Permanent Damage", Res Gestae, December, 2006
  • "A Case of Bad Breath: Does the Odor of an Alcoholic Beverage, By Itself, Establish Probable Cause for a Police Officer to Offer Chemical Test In the Context of DWI Offenses?", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XII, No. 1, May, 2007
  • "Supreme Court Clarifies Five Exceptions to Nonliability Involving Personal Injury Claims Asserted by a Contractor's Employee", Indiana Civil Litigation Review (publication of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana), Vol. 3, No. 2, May, 2007
  • "Brendlin v. California: Supreme Court Holds That a Passenger Is "Seized" for Fourth Amendment Purposes and Can Challenge Legality of a Traffic Stop", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XII, No. 2, October, 2007
  • "The Attorney Commitment In Traumatic Brain Injury Cases", American Bar Association - The Young Lawyer, November, 2007
  • "Federal Preemption of State Law Claims Involving Class III Medical Devices", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter, 2007
  • "Calm the Child Witness", TRIAL, Journal of the American Association for Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association), February, 2008
  • "Coughing It Up: Indiana Supreme Court Holds That Police Chokeholds Are Unreasonable Searches and Seizures", Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. XIII, No. 1, February, 2008
  • "Reducing the State's Cut: Amending Indiana's Split-Award Statute In Punitive Damage Cases", The Indiana Litigator, Newsletter of the Litigation Section, Indiana State Bar Association, Summer, 2008
  • "Representing Children In Cases Involving Wrongful Death of a Parent", Res Gestae, July/August, 2008
  • "Estoppel to Extend Insurance Coverage Based on Bad Faith", Indiana Civil Litigation Review (publication of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana), Vol 5., No. 2, November, 2008
  • "Holding a Surgeon Liable for Medical Negligence of Another Under the 'Captain-of-the Ship' Doctrine", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2010
  • "Recovery for Separate Acts of Negligence Under Indiana Medical Malpractice Act", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, VERDICT, 2011

Bar Admissions

  • Indiana, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2003
  • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2003
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Other Affiliations

  • Cass County Bar Association (Member)
  • Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
  • American Association of Justice (Member)
  • The National Trial Lawyers (Member)
  • Brain Injury Association of Indiana (Member)
  • Civil Justice Foundation (Member)
  • Open Court, Newsletter of the Criminal Justice Section - Indiana State Bar Association, 2007 - 2008 (Editor)
  • Logansport-Cass County Chamber of Commerce (Member)
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member)
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member)
  • Elite Lawyers of America, Life Member
  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Member
  • Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, Member
  • Cass Circuit Court (Judge, pro tempore, 2009)

Attorney Details

Full NameMatthew D. Barrett
FirmMatthew D. Barrett PC
Address1730 E. Market Street, Logansport, IN 46947
Phone574-225-3207
Phone574-753-3302
Websitewww.barrettlaw-office.com
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