Personal Injury
Matthew S. McNicholas
Attorney, McNicholas & McNicholas LLP · Los Angeles, CA
Matthew S. McNicholas is a Los Angeles trial lawyer at McNicholas & McNicholas LLP who represents plaintiffs in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and employment matters.
Matthew Sawaya McNicholas was admitted to the State Bar of California on November 25, 1997, and holds an active license under bar number 190249 [1]. He is a trial lawyer at McNicholas & McNicholas LLP in Los Angeles, a plaintiff's firm that reports more than $3 billion in results for its clients since 1993 [2]. McNicholas represents plaintiffs in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, employment law, maritime, product liability, sexual assault, civil rights, aviation, and landlord-tenant habitability matters, and the firm's docket includes claims on behalf of firefighters, police officers, and other first responders [2]. In 2026, the Los Angeles Business Journal named him to its Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys list [3], and he was recognized on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights Plaintiff & Employment Lawyers list alongside partner Patrick McNicholas [4]. He is also listed by Best Lawyers in the field of employment law [5]. McNicholas is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California and earned his law degree at Loyola Law School [1].
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