Matthew Biren

After a successful undergraduate career at UCLA, Matt went to law school at Loyola University (L.A.) At the end of the first year, Matt started clerking at the labor law firm of Levy & Van Bourg, where he first saw the tremendous advantages that large corporations and insurance companies have within the legal system because of their greater wealth. While clerking and later working as a labor lawyer, Matt realized, however, that lawyers with refined trial skills could enable seriously injured and financially damaged individuals and small businesses to compete with the corporations and insurance companies. Matt dedicated his professional career to developing the skills that would enable him to protect the rights of the seriously injured and financially damaged. For the first four years, working as a labor lawyer, Matt was able to spend more time in trial than most lawyers spend in a life time. When Matt felt that his legal skills were honed to the point where he could provide his clients representation equal to or better than that available to the wealthiest corporations and insurance companies, he founded the firm which ultimately grew into BIREN/KATZMAN. In the ensuing 35 years, Matt's competitive spirit and drive to protect his client's interests has not slowed. If anything, the challenge of incorporating modern technology into the arsenal of tools to effectively practice law and represent Plaintiffs with serious/catastrophic injuries or who have suffered financial losses has spurred Matt onto working harder than ever. In looking back over his career, Matt feels that he has succeeded in emulating his celluloid boyhood heroes by becoming an extraordinarily skilled trial lawyer who always gets his client the best possible results. Specialties: Aggressive excellence in the contingency fee representation of people with catastrophic injuries or wrongful death claims Brain injuries Spine injuries Serious Orthopaedic injuries Burns Wrongful death Truck, Automobile, Motorcycle accidents Products Liability Premises Liability Neurolaw Insurance Bad Faith