Matthew J. Smith
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Insurance Fraud
Member of CLM Since: 2009
Nominated By C. Peter Hitson , Kenneth Carter
CLM Committees
- Insurance Fraud
- Publication/Magazine
- Committee Conference
- Membership Task Force
- Membership
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2012 Insurance Fraud Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Bad Faith/Coverage/ Fraud Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference TEST FOR ANDROID
- Speaker - 2014 Claims College
- Speaker - 2014 Claims College Sponsors & Faculty Registration
- Speaker - 2014 Insurance Bad Faith/Coverage/ Fraud Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Claims College
- Speaker - 2015 CLM New York
- Speaker - 2015 CLM Southwest Ohio Chapter Educational & Networking Event - 4/29
- Speaker - 2015 Insurance Fraud & Workers' Compensation Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Medical Legal Summit
- Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2016 Claims College
- Speaker - 2016 CLM Atlanta
- Speaker - 2017 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2017 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 CLM Southeast Conference
- Speaker - 2018 Claims College
- Speaker - 2021 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2021 CLM Focus: Cannabis, Environmental, Insurance Fraud, Property, Subrogation, Claims & Litigation Management
- Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2022 CLM Focus: December
- Speaker - 2023 Claims College
- Speaker - April 2020 CCO Conference Call
- Speaker - CCO Conference Call
Articles
- The CSI Mystique
- The Ethical Investigation of Claims
- The Ethical Investigation of Claims
- The RICO Act
- Natural Selection
- Doing More With Less in the New Age of Detection
- A Portrait of Fraud
- Ten Things to Consider and Look For in Handling Insurance Claims
- Social Media: What You’re Doing Wrong and How to Fix It
- Weed Control
- EUOs for the Pros
- Cyber Liability Claims
- Wasting Away
- Why Insurers Lose Bad Faith Cases
- Intellegent Selection
- The State Of Denial
- Undetermined Fire Losses
- Following New Data Trails
- A Costly Surprise
- The Impact of Insurance Advertising on Jurors
Practice Areas
- Fraud / SIU
- Cyber Liability
- Claims Management
- Environmental
- Litigation Management
- Municipal Law
- Property
- Subrogation
Biography
Matthew Smith is Of Counsel, and formerly served as President of Smith, Rolfes & Skavdahl (skav-doll) Company, LPA. He founded the firm in 1989 after beginning practice as an insurance defense attorney in Florida. From starting as a one-attorney office, the firm has grown to eight offices and provides insurance law services throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Mr. Smith attended the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music graduating with a degree in Radio, TV and Film. While working his way through college and law school he served as Director of Marketing Communications for the Kings Island Theme Park Complex in Ohio and founded Smith-Kaufman Public Relations representing such companies as Wendy’s International, Hyatt Hotels and The Cincinnati Reds.
Mr. Smith graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. He is admitted to practice in both federal and state courts in Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan and Washington, D.C. as well as the United States Supreme Court.
He serves as legal counsel to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, is a past President of the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, chairs the Insurance Committee of the International Association of Arson Investigators, and is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and numerous other insurance law related organizations. Mr. Smith is a frequent lecturer on insurance law matters throughout the United States.
Education
No information available.
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: OH, KY, FL
- Licensed Adjuster: MI