Matthew Clark

Matthew Clark is a partner with the Irvine-based law firm of Bentley & More LLP, where he handles complex, law-and-motion, and appellate matters in fields ranging from insurance bad faith, to catastrophic personal injury and public-entity liability. He was recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and attended the University of Michigan and Notre Dame Law School.

Articles written by this author:

The lid is off the policy . . .But what’s next?

Winning and collecting from an insurer a judgment that exceeds the policy limits

Ricardo Echeverria
Matthew Clark

2015 August

Safeguarding a default judgment from claims of insurer neglect

The defendant wants to set aside your default judgment, claiming they tendered to their insurance carrier and the insurer failed to file a responsive pleading. Now what?

Matthew Clark

2015 December

Questions in coverage: Intentional tort by an employee

Do claims of negligent supervision, hiring, and retention of an employee who commits an intentional tort trigger an occurrence under a standard CGL Policy?

Ricardo Echeverria

2016 September

Demander beware!

A policy-limit demand is crucial to any claim for failure to settle, but making an incorrect demand can cripple your case

Matthew Clark

2017 September

Keep digging

Utilizing Colonial Life discovery in an insurance bad-faith case

Matthew Clark

2022 November