Matthew W. Holder

Mr. Holder is an associate in the Business Trial practice group in the Del Mar Heights office. Mr. Holder also works in the Labor and Employment practice group, as well as the Construction, Environmental, Real Estate and Land Use Litigation practice group.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Holder has a wide array of experience in complex civil litigation, as well as labor and employment litigation. He has worked extensively with fact and expert witnesses during discovery and trial, and has significant briefing experience in the pleading, discovery, trial, and appellate stages of litigation. Mr. Holder has represented clients in state and federal court, as well as before numerous state and federal agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board.  His experience includies disputes involving the following claims:   

• wrongful termination;
• sexual harassment;
• race, national origin, and age discrimination;
• wage and hour violations;
• prevailing wage violations;
• workplace violence;
• civil harassment;
• unfair labor practice charges;
• ERISA payments;
• construction industry claims;
• trespass and nuisance;
• negligence and wrongful death;
• unfair business practices;
• misappropriation of trade secrets;
• defamation;
• false advertising;
• breach of contract and interference with contract;
• breach of warranty;
• products liability;
• identity theft;
• malpractice; and 
• securities fraud and criminal conspiracy.

Education

• J.D., University of Southern California, 2001, American Board of Trial Advocates Award for Excellence in Preparation for Trial Practice of the Law, National Moot Court, Hale Moot Court Semifinalist, Order of the Coif
• B.A., University of Southern California, 1998, magna cum laude

Clerkships

• Intern to Judges John Reid and Susan Bryant Deason, U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington D.C.
• Extern, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, U.S. Attorney's Office in the Central District of California

Honors

• "Outstanding Service Award" for the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, both 2007 and 2008.

Memberships

• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Alumni, J. Clifford Wallace American Inn of Court

Articles

• Who's to Blame? 'Baird' Clears Way for an Answer, June 13, 2006

Real Estate & Construction Law Blog Articles

• "California Court of Appeal Affirms That Certain Types of Public Contributions Do Not Make Development a 'Public Work' Under Former Version of Statute", January 25, 2006