Matthew W. Cross

  • Partner
  • Traverse City, Michigan Office

Matt Cross is a partner in our Traverse City office where he focuses his practice in the areas of insurance defense litigation, law enforcement defense and litigation, and municipal law. Matt has experience handling employment law, personal injury defense, marijuana licensing litigation, and other municipal issues and has earned dismissals in each of these areas.

Overview

Matt Cross is a partner in our Traverse City office where he focuses his practice in the areas of insurance defense litigation, law enforcement defense and litigation, and municipal law. Matt has experience handling employment law, personal injury defense, marijuana licensing litigation, and other municipal issues and has earned dismissals in each of these areas.

Previously, Matt worked as a judicial research attorney for Judge John Murphy in the Wayne County Circuit Court and as an associate attorney at two prominent firms. Matt previously served as Assistant City Attorney for Petoskey and Boyne City. Matt currently represents several municipalities and a public health organization. In his free time, Matt serves as an on-call firefighter for the Resort Bear Creek Fire Department.

 

 

 

Education

Wayne State University, J.D., 2013

Ferris State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2008

 

Honors

Michigan Rising Star Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney, Michigan Super Lawyers, 2018-2024 Rated by Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2022-2023

Up & Coming Lawyers, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2023

Merit scholarship recipient (Wayne State University Law School)

Two-Year Varsity Athletic Award for baseball at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Honorable Mention All-State, National Junior College Athletic Association

Academic All-Conference and All-State (2004-2005), National Junior College Athletic Association

Memberships and Associations

State Bar of Michigan
– Litigation Section
– Prison & Corrections Section
– Young Lawyers Section
Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter
Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC), Regional Chairperson
Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (MAMA)
Insurance Alliance of Michigan (IAM)
Grand Rapids Adjusters Association (GRAA)
Central Michigan Adjusters Association (CMAA)
Saginaw Valley Adjusters Association (SVAA)

Presentations & Articles

Corrections Legal Update, Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA) Training Session, January 15-16, 2019

Calculating the Statute of Limitations in FMLA Cases: Discrete Acts or Continuing Violations? State Bar of Michigan Litigation Journal, January 2018

The Search for Consistency in the Interpretation of Plea Agreements and Appeal Waivers in the Face of Breach, 15 J.L. Soc’y 119 (2013-2014)

Popular Music for Political Activities – Who Holds the Rights?

Jurisdiction and Court Admissions

Michigan State Courts
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Education

Wayne State University, J.D., 2013

Ferris State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2008

 

Honors

Michigan Rising Star Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney, Michigan Super Lawyers, 2018-2024 Rated by Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2022-2023

Up & Coming Lawyers, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, 2023

Merit scholarship recipient (Wayne State University Law School)

Two-Year Varsity Athletic Award for baseball at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Honorable Mention All-State, National Junior College Athletic Association

Academic All-Conference and All-State (2004-2005), National Junior College Athletic Association