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Matthew B. Baumgartner

Associate

Administrative & Regulatory Litigation, Trial Litigation

Direct Phone: 512.480.5603

Direct Fax: 512.536.9913

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Mr. Baumgartner’s practice includes trial and appellate litigation, with a focus on administrative law. Mr. Baumgartner joined Graves Dougherty's Litigation Section in 2007 as an Associate from the Washington, D.C. firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, L.L.P. Mr. Baumgartner has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court as well as before regulatory agencies.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to Texas, 2008; District of Columbia, 2007; Maryland, 2005

Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with High Honors and Special Honors in Government, 2000), Phi Beta Kappa, 2000; University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy (M.P.P., 2002); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004), Associate and Contributing Editor, Michigan Law Review (2003-04).

Associate, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP, Washington, D.C., October 2006 - August 2007

Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, Austin, TX, August 2005 - August 2006

Interim Director, Common Cause of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 2002 - February 2003

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REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Mr. Baumgartner has represented several Graves Dougherty clients, including:

  • A large Texas-based workers’ compensation insurance carrier, in which Graves Dougherty attorneys achieved complete summary judgment dismissal of “bad-faith” claims handling allegations.
  • Mr. Baumgartner’s recent practice has also focused on appellate briefing of bad-faith claims handling issues in the workers’ compensation context on behalf of a workers’ compensation insurer.
  • Two major newspaper publishing companies, in which Graves Dougherty successfully litigated the publishing companies’ open records requests.
  • A large commercial bank in state court litigation arising from defaults on real estate investment loans.

Before joining Graves Dougherty Mr. Baumgartner’s experience included:

  • Representation of a major mutual fund advisor in a federal SEC investigation into marketing and advertising practices.
  • Representation of a private defense contractor in a federal investigation leading to the indictment and conviction of a United States Congressman on federal bribery and corruption charges.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Texas State Bar Association
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Austin Young Lawyers’ Association
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
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AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in Administrative Law, 2010; Published by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazine
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Publications and Presentations

  • "Please to the Jurisdiction in Texas Administrative Law," Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Fall 2009), co-author Pete Schenkkan.
  • "SWANCC’s Clear Statement: A Delimitation of Congress’s Commerce Clause Authority to Regulate Water Pollution," Michigan Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 8 (August 2005).
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