Matthew J. Richardson

Senior Attorney

Matt Richardson is a trial lawyer who deftly represents MDK’s clients in complex litigation matters. He has hands-on experience in all stages of litigation in both state and federal court, including taking and defending depositions, arguing motions, managing trial teams, and defending appeals.

Matt Richardson is an esteemed senior attorney at MDK, practicing from the firm's main office in Columbus. He is a highly skilled expert in foreclosure litigation, adeptly representing financial institutions in both litigated and non-litigated foreclosure actions. Matt is an executive editor of and regular contributor to the MDK Quarterly, an MDK publication that highlights insights and opinions on legal issues. For all of his outstanding achievements in the field of law, Matt has earned Best Lawyers recognition from 2019- 2024.

Throughout his career, Matt has practiced in the areas of commercial and financial services litigation and currently focuses his practice on defending mortgage servicers in trials and appeals. Matt began his career with a clerkship with the Honorable Howell Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Following his clerkship, Matt practiced as a litigation associate at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP in Columbus before joining MDK.

Matt earned his juris doctorate from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio State Law Journal and won awards and scholarships for his performance in trial practice coursework and service to the Journal.  Currently, Matt serves as adjunct professor of law at Moritz for its course in Appellate Advocacy.

Before law school, Matt earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in English at Ohio State and taught courses in writing, research, and literature to undergraduates at Ohio State. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University with a major in English with Honors.

* Please note that
Matthew J. Richardson
is not an attorney.
Education

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2003
The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 2001
The Ohio State University, M.A., 1994
Stanford University, A.B., 1992

Related Experience

Appellate and Major Motions Bankruptcy Adversary Litigation Commercial Collections Consumer Litigation Defense

Bars & Courts

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Kentucky, 2020 Ohio, 2003

Title Agent Licensure