MATTHEW J. WALKO
Partner
Telephone: 617 228-4403
Education:
- Albany Law School of Union Univ. (J.D., magna cum laude, class Rank 3 of 264)
- Dartmouth College (A.B.)
Practice Areas:
- Products Liability Litigation
- Premises Liability Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Appellate Practice
Experience:
Matthew Walko represents business, insurance, and individual clients in all aspects of civil litigation and appellate practice. His practice includes products and premises liability litigation, insurance defense and chapter 93A litigation, coverage opinions, construction and commercial litigation, ERISA disability plan litigation and indoor air quality litigation.
Mr. Walko has achieved excellent results for product manufacturers and service providers in fire and explosion litigation involving multi-million dollar claims, for public authorities and contractors in defense of insured-risk, personal injury and property damage lawsuits and construction defect claims, and for insurance companies, including non-admitted carriers, with respect to insurance coverage disputes, manuscript-policy and surplus-lines CGL coverage issues, subrogation and chapter 93A and 176D litigation.
Mr. Walko has lectured for the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association on expert witness issues, including the approach of Massachusetts courts to multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) evidence. He is the author of a chapter for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. entitled "Scientific Evidence and the Use of Lanigan and Daubert." His appellate advocacy on expert witness and premises liability issues has secured favorable results for clients in such cases as Patterson v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 48 Mass. App. Ct. 586, 723 N.E.2d 1005 (2000), Canavan's Case 432 Mass. 304, 733 N.E.2d 1042 (2000), and Peters v. Haymarket Leasing, Inc., 64 Mass. App. Ct. 767, 835 N.E.2d 628 (2005).
Mr. Walko is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York. Mr. Walko also served as a law clerk for the Honorable David D. Dowd, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
