Matthew Nagel is the founder and managing partner of the BiState Law Center. He fights for people that have been hurt at work in Missouri and Illinois, protecting their three main benefits and guiding them through the workers compensation system
Matt graduated from Millstadt Consolidated School in 1996 and from Belleville West magna cum laude in 2000. Graduating from Knox College in 2004, Matt earned a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in International Relations while serving as a senior captain and four-year starter for the Knox Prairie Fire soccer team.
He earned his law degree from Washington University School of Law in 2007, while serving as the Editor-In-Chief of the Manual of International Legal Citation and on the executive board of the Global Studies Law Review. As a Rule 13 student attorney, Matthew Nagel represented underprivileged women and children who were victims of domestic violence through the nationally ranked Washington University Civil Justice Clinic. In 2008, he earned his LLM in Intellectual Property from Washington University to further his practice in protecting clients’ copyrights and trademarks.
He has been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Attorney in Missouri and Illinois by a number of national organizations. The National Trial Lawyers Association name him a Top 100 Trial Attorney in Missouri, and the American Association of America name Matt a Top 100 Trial Attorney in Illinois. The National Trial Lawyers Association named him a Top 25 Workers Compensation Trial Attorney in Missouri. He is also an AV Rated lawyer by Martindale Hubble, an award bestowed by a lawyer’s peers.
Attorney Matthew Nagel uses his experience as a former insurance defense lawyer to help injured people and businesses across Missouri and Illinois navigate the legal system and protect what they have worked so hard to build. Matt also uses this experience in the classroom. He is an adjunct professor of law at Washington University School of Law (his alma mater) and teaches at Maryville University and Ranken Technical College.
Away from the Courtroom and the office, Matthew enjoys playing soccer. He coaches goalkeepers with Real WC St. Louis, an A+ Development Academy program. He also volunteers with SPENSA and the St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Art.
COURTS OF ADMITTANCE
Illinois Municipal Courts
Illinois Circuit Courts
Illinois Appellate Courts
Illinois Supreme Court
Missouri Municipal Courts
Missouri Circuit Courts
Missouri Appellate Courts
Missouri Supreme Court
United States District Court for Eastern District of Missouri
United States District Court for Western District of Missouri
United States District Court for Southern District of Illinois
EDUCATION
Millstadt Consolidated School (Millstadt, Illinois)
Belleville West High School (Belleville, Illinois)
Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois)
B.S. Computer Science
B.A. International Relations
Washington University School of Law
Juris Doctorate
LLM in Intellectual Property and Internet Law
HONORS AND MEMBERIPS
National Trial Lawyers Association
Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Missouri
Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer in Missouri
Top 25 Workers Compensation Lawyer in Missouri
Super Lawyer
Martindale Hubble AV-Rated
American Society of Legal Advocates
Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in Illinois
Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Illinois
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
St. Louis Trial Lawyers Association
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Sports & Entertainment Lawyers Association
Published Author
STLSOUNDS Magazine – LLC Formation Basics
STLSOUNDS Magazine – Chart Topping 101
Global Studies Law Review – Double Deontology
BOOM Magazine – The Legal Landscape of LGBT Discrimination
TEACHING & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Washington University School of Law
Maryville University
Fontbonne University
Ranken Technical College
CLE – “Everything You Wanted to Know About Sports Law But Were Afraid to Ask”
CLE – “Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples.”
