Matthew Baldwin

Mr. Baldwin has extensive experience representing clients in complex multimillion-dollar insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, with industry-specific impact in insurance policy rescission cases. He has represented individual policyholders, bankruptcy trustees, and an SEC Receiver, and he has experience successfully litigating all types of insurance policies, including: property, life, primary and umbrella CGL, primary and excess commercial crime, directors and officers, errors and omissions, life, and professional liability. Prior to his civil practice, Mr. Baldwin served as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County for over six years. As a criminal prosecutor, Mr. Baldwin prosecuted a wide variety of crimes before specializing in homicides as a Felony Division Chief. He has substantial jury trial experience, completing approximately 40 criminal trials (including 10 homicide cases) to jury verdict. He was lead trial counsel in several homicide cases featured in the national media, including cases profiled on CourtTV, The First 48, Dateline, and 48 Hours Mystery. He has also been a guest commentator in several criminal investigation documentaries on the ID channel and quoted in The Miami Herald. AREAS OF CONCENTRATION Business and Insurance Litigation Criminal Defense Trial ADMITTED TO PRACTICE Florida Southern District of Florida Middle District of Florida Northern District of Florida AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2016-2021 Super Laywers 2022-2024 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – 40 under 40 – Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida, 2016 American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys – 10 Best – Client Satisfaction, 2016 League of Prosecutors, “Prosecutor of the Year”, 2012 National White Collar Crime Mock Trial Invitational, Winner, Co-Coach, 2012 EDUCATION Wake Forest University School of Law Juris Doctor, 2006 Duke University B.A., Political Science (with Distinction), 2003