Matthew Negrin

Top rated Professional Liability attorney in Los Angeles, California

Negrin LLP
Matthew Negrin
Negrin LLP

Practice areas: Professional Liability, Real Estate, Business Litigation; view more

Licensed in California since: 2003

Education: Loyola Law School Los Angeles

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025

Negrin LLP

12400 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 910
Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: 310-502-8268 Email: Matthew Negrin Visit website

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Attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Matthew Negrin focuses his practice on legal malpractice, real estate litigation, and business litigation matters. For corporate clients and high net worth individuals, Matthew serves as a front-line resource for making smart legal and business decisions. In addition to being an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, Matthew also serves as outside general counsel for small and medium-size companies. Matthew represents and advises all parties on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABCs), which is in essence a private bankruptcy.  Matthew is licensed to practice law in California and Florida.  Matthew is licensed to practice law in California and Florida.  

Having litigated cases from inception through trial, Matthew prides himself on being an efficient and effective litigator. His experience with legal malpractice matters runs the gamut, from conflicts of interest to claims involving civil RICO, in industries as varied as real estate and tax. Additionally, Matthew is experienced in representing companies and individuals in business litigation, real estate litigation, entertainment and corporate matters.

Matthew’s transactional practice includes standard services like negotiating contracts, preparing entity formation documentation and addressing financing and real estate issues, such drafting and reviewing leases, preparation or review of business contracts and day-to-day counseling on legal business matters.

Matthew has represented clients before the State Courts of California, California Courts of Appeal, Federal Courts of California, and other jurisdictions. He represented shareholders of a closely held corporation in the sale of all its outstanding stock to a large multinational company for $27 million. He also researched and implemented a successful tax savings strategy for a business utilizing enterprise zone hiring tax credits. Additionally, Matthew secured a $16 million judgment on behalf of a client at an NASD (now FINRA) arbitration hearing. He also successfully defended the largest independent broker-dealer in Utah before the Securities and Exchange Commission during the investigation and litigation phases of the dispute, including on-the-record testimony, over alleged improper B-share purchases.

From 2019 to 2025, Matthew was named a Southern California Super Lawyer by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. From 2019 to 2025, he was named a Top Attorney by the publishers of Pasadena Magazine. In 2020, he was also named Southern California Business Litigator of the Year by the publishers of US Business News.

Matthew is Secretary of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants.

Matthew is a former Certified Fraud Examiner and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Matthew graduated from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and from Loyola Law School, where he served as Technical Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review.

Matthew can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]

Practice areas

Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Real Estate: Business, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate

First Admitted: 2003, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.negrinllp.com/our-legal-team

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • American Academy of Attorney-CPAs Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • I lectured at the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs National Conference on the differences between California law and laws of the other 49 states at the National Conference for the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs.  The lecture was titled “Welcome to the Wild Wild West-- California: One of Fifty States, or Its Own Country? Some California Distinctions for Lawyers”. This was both from the perspective of a practicing attorney as well as the perspective of a practicing CPA, to highlight the differences between California and the rest of the country.  , 2023
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Certified Public Accountant.  I became certified as a Certified Public Accountant by the California Board of Accountancy in 1999.  , 1999
  • Certified Fraud Examiner.  I am became certified as a Certified Fraud Examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in 1999.  A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is a leader in the anti-fraud community, noted as a specialist in the prevention, detection and deterrence of fraud. CFEs represent the highest standards held by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).   , 1999
Honors/Awards:
  • I was rated as a top lawyer in Pasadena, California for the last four years., Top Lawyer Pasadena Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, 2022
  • I was rated as a top lawyer in Pasadena, California since 2019., Top Lawyer Pasadena Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, 2025
  • I was rated as a top lawyer in Pasadena, California since 2019., Top Lawyer Pasadena Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, 2024
  • I was rated as a top lawyer in Pasadena, California., Top Lawyer Pasadena Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, 2023
  • Honored to be invited to be a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America., Fellowship in Litigation Counsel of America, https://www.litcounsel.org/, 2022
  • Southern California Business Litigator of the Year by the publishers of US Business News, 2020
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • I lectured on a complicated area involving fiduciary duties owed in managing or overseeing a trust or estate, which impacts business law, professional responsibilities, tax, accounting, and other related areas., Speaker at American Academy of Attorney-CPAs National Conference, The Uniform Prudent Investor Act: What do I do with that Kodak Stock?, Business Law, Professional Responsibility, Tax, Accounting, Trust And Estate Law, 2020
  • I lectured on the differences between California law and laws of the other 49 states at the National Conference for the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs.  This was both from the perspective of a practicing attorney as well as the perspective of a practicing CPA, to highlight the differences between California and the rest of the country., Speaker at American Academy of Attorney-CPAs National Conference, Welcome to the Wild Wild West-- California: One of Fifty States, or Its Own Country? Some California Distinctions for Lawyers, Legal Industry, 2023
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • I was nominated as a Super Lawyer every year since 2019.
Firm News (Newsletters):
  • “At no point during the course of the representation in the underlying matter did defendant provide written or oral guidance to plaintiff specifically addressing Proposition 51 or the significant joint and several liability risk posed by the economic damages in the underlying matter,” the complaint said. Takeaway: Texas Insurance alleged that Hinshaw & Culbertson failed to advise the company of the risk posed by joint and several liability prior to a jury returning an $11 million verdict against a cab company covered by the insurer. Court: California, Superior Court for the County of San Francisco Case Type: Legal Malpractice Industry: Legal Services, Insurance Lawyers: Matthew J. Negrin and Amy Gershoony of Negrin LLP in Los Angeles; counsel has not yet entered an appearance for the defense. Liability arguments:Texas Insurance named attorney Bradley M. Zamczyk, a partner with Hinshaw, and the law firm in the complaint, which alleged the insurer was not properly advised before a jury verdict was issued in an auto collision case. According to the complaint, the disputed stemmed from an underlying suit filed by Carissa Copeland in San Francisco Superior Court. The suit named DeSoto Cab Co. and its insurer, Texas Insurance. Although the jury returned a more than $11 million verdict in Copeland’s favor, only 3% of fault was assessed as Desoto’s responsibility. However, Texas Insurance was found jointly and severally liable for the verdict as required under California’s Proposition 51, which says joint and several liability applies to economic damages, while apportionment of fault applies to noneconomic damages. The carrier contended it would have settled with Copeland within the $1 million policy limits had they been advised of the risk posed by Proposition 51, according to the complaint. “At no point during the course of the representation in the underlying matter did defendant provide written or oral guidance to plaintiff specifically addressing Proposition 51 or the significant joint and several liability risk posed by the economic damages in the underlying matter,” the complaint said. Damages arguments:The carrier sought to recover the nearly $11 million that the jury assessed. Regarding causation, the insurer alleged that they could also prove that Copeland would have accepted a settlement offer within the policy limits, as evidenced by an offer she made while the case was pending.  , Texas Insurer Slaps Hinshaw & Culbertson With Legal Mal Claim Over $11 Million Personal Injury Jury Award
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Office location for Matthew Negrin

12400 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 910
Los Angeles, CA 90025

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