Matthew R. Cassar

Associate


Effective advocacy requires proactivity, adaptiveness, and a willingness to search for creative solutions. Matt Cassar embodies those values and uses them to arrive at the best solutions for clients.

Matt’s practice focuses on complex litigation, including product liability, construction, environmental and multifaceted commercial disputes. Matt recognizes that having an airtight understanding of the technical merits of complicated disputes is key to forcefully advocating in and out of the courtroom. Matt also understands that sometimes the best business solutions are reached not through scorched-earth litigation, but through cooperative negotiation, which guides his practice.

Matt represents clients in state and federal courts across the country, including in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, and Florida. He has significant experience defending automotive product liability matters for major manufacturers and suppliers, including cases that involve airbags, seatbelts, engines, and fuel systems. He also has experience representing design professionals, general contractors, and subcontractors in various construction and environmental related disputes.

    • Wayne State University Law School, JD, cum laude, Order of the Coif
    • University of Michigan, B.A.
  • Bar Admissions

    • Michigan, 2019
    • Named to Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list 

      • Commercial Litigation, 2025 and 2026
      • Litigation - Construction, 2025 and 2026
      • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2026
    • Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star for Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability, 2023-2025

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