Matthew W. Nakon, Esq.

 Litigation • Municipal & Public Law • Environmental Law • Personal Injury • Professional Practices & Health Care • Labor & Employment Relations

Mr. Nakon is the Firm’s President and Chief Executive Officer and serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors.  He is also the Assistant Chairperson of the Firm’s Litigation Department.  With over 20 years of litigation experience, Mr. Nakon has practiced before all levels of the State and Federal Courts.  He specializes in business litigation with an emphasis in health care, employment, municipal, and securities litigation.  Mr. Nakon is recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer.

Mr. Nakon is also very active in charitable and community causes, serving on several charitable and civic boards.  He is the Founder and President of The Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation and serves on the National Cancer Leadership Council.  His contribution to these causes was recognized by the American Cancer Society who named him the 2010 Living Angel at the 24th Annual Life Saver’s Ball.

Practice Focus:
Business Litigation
Securities Litigation
Employment Disputes

Bar Admissions:
1988 State of Ohio

Education:
1985 Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A.)
1988 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., cum laude)

Recognitions and Awards:
Editorial Staff, Journal of Law and Health (1987-1988)
Moot Court Board of Governors; National Order of Barristers
Recipient, Hugo Black Award and Dean’s Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy (1987)
West Publishing Award for Greatest Contribution to Scholarship (1987)
National Championship Team: Benton National Moot Court Competition
Winning Brief published in the John Marshall Law Review (Summer 1988)
American Cancer Society Living Angel (2010)

Professional & Civic Affiliations:
Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation (President)
Lorain County Chamber of Commerce (Trustee)
National Cancer Leadership Council
Public Investors American Bar Association
Lorain County Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association