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Matthew F. Block
Email: mfb@blocklawfirm.com
Biography
Matthew F. Block was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana on August 30, 1973. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where he received his B.A. in 1995 and Tulane Law School where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in May of 1998 as a cum laude graduate. Matthew was licensed to practice law in Louisiana in October 1998.
Bar Admissions
Louisiana, 1998
Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 1998
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
Louisiana Association for Justice, 1998 - present (Board of Governors, 2001 - present; Council of Directors, 2004 - present; Chairman, New Lawyers Division, 2004 - 2005)
American Association for Justice, 1998 - present (New Lawyers Division Board of Governors, 2001 - present)
Lafourche Parish Indigent Defender Board (2004 - 2007)
Leadership Lafourche Board of Directors (2007-2008)
Louisiana Governor’s Mansion Foundation Board of Directors (2007 - present)
Thibodaux Civic Center Development Corporation Board of Directors (President, 2004- present)
Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (2003 - 2009) (Chairman, 2007-2008)
Lafourche Education Foundation Board of Directors (2008 - present)
Elected Positions
Louisiana Democratic Party Central Committee, 2004 - present
Lafourche Parish Democratic Party Executive Committee, 2004 – present (Chairman, 2006 - present)
Elected Delegate to 2004 and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.
Presentations
“The Medical Malpractice Defense in the Auto Case,” Auto Torts 2003 - Road to Recovery, February 14, 2003.
“Handling Liens and Interventions,” CLE à la Carte, December 29, 2003.
“Handling Liens and Interventions,” The Right Track: Sound Advice for Your Law Firm, May 7, 2004.
“Technology and Courtroom Presentation,” Carmel, California, June 30, 2005.
“Battling the Comparative Fault Defense at Trial,” March 16, 2007
“Liens and Interventions,” CLE Highlights 2008, January 24, 2008
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