Matthew Blancato

Matthew J. Blancato was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012 and holds an active license (bar #281823). His State Bar record lists workers' compensation among his self-reported practice areas, notes that he speaks Spanish, and places his office at Martin & Blancato, APC in San Diego ^[1]. The firm represents clients across San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles counties in personal injury, workers' compensation, and Social Security disability matters, with reported results that include multimillion-dollar recoveries in catastrophic injury and cumulative trauma cases ^[2]. Blancato earned his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in 2011 and a B.A. from the University of California San Diego in 2006. Before entering practice he clerked for a judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and worked as a certified law clerk with the Chicago Housing Authority, where he focused on motion practice in personal injury and contract cases. He began his legal career in San Diego at Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP, joining as an attorney after passing the bar and handling civil litigation that included workers' compensation and personal injury cases.