Plunkett Cooney partner Matthew S. Dowling was recently elected to serve as a member of the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic (GCLC) board of directors.

A member of the Chicago office of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished full-service law firms, Dowling is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who defends corporations in complex commercial litigation and product liability claims. Dowling also defends companies from wrongful death claims arising from transportation accidents.

Dowling joins other GCLC board members who are community justice advocates helping guide the organization's mission to provide affordable legal services. The board's responsibilities include setting the clinic’s overall strategic direction, ensuring the organization remains true to its mission of providing access to justice for underserved communities, and overseeing its governance and financial health.

The GCLC has assisted more than 500,000 clients with civil legal matters since its founding in 1981. The clinic expands access to justice by providing urgently needed civil legal aid services to thousands of people in underserved communities across Chicagoland every year.

Admitted to practice in Michigan and the state and federal courts in Illinois, Dowling is a member of the American, Illinois State and Chicago bar associations, as well as the State Bar of Michigan. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 2010.

Dowling defends an array of companies in various industries ranging from aviation to logistics and trucking to ride-sharing providers. He has successfully represented clients in cases involving contract disputes, catastrophic injuries allegedly caused by specific product failures and negligence actions arising from accidents on premises, as well as employment-related claims. He also represents attorneys, real estate agents and brokers, home inspectors, general contractors and architects in malpractice claims

The members of Plunkett Cooney's Torts and Litigation Practice Group focus on the defense of all manner of civil litigation, including construction disputes, motor vehicle negligence, liquor liability, product liability, toxic torts and premises liability, including slip, trip and falls. The firm’s clients include the policyholders of some of the world’s largest insurance providers and other businesses that become the targets of litigation.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of business law and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Plunkett Cooney has received the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review service, and has also received Mansfield Rule Certification Plus 2024-2025 for midsize law firms, which recognizes leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal industry.

For more information about Matthew Dowling’s election to the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic’s board of directors, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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