Matthew Keris

About Matthew Keris

Matthew has defended health care providers, businesses and device manufacturers in civil litigation for more than two decades. He is a shareholder in the firm\'s Health Care Department and Chair of the Electronic Medical Record and Audit Trail Practice Group. He had the privilege of trying the first Pennsylvania civil jury trial to verdict during the COVID-19 Pandemic in July 2020.Matt has provided legal commentary for a number of organizations including NBC News, Thomson Reuters, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, The Legal Intelligencer, Law 360, ED Legal Letter, Risk Review, Litigation Management, Counterpoint and Becker’s Hospital Review. Matt also serves as an editor of the health risk management journal, Patient Safety.Matt has previously served as President of the DRI Foundation, Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) and the Pennsylvania Association for Health Care Risk Management. He also previously served on the Board of Directors of both DRI and PDI. In 2023, he was the recipient of the DRI Foundation Community Service Award, which honors a DRI member who has demonstrated a commitment to the well-being of the general public by initiating or participating in programs which have a positive impact on the community. Matt is an active member of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance and American Legal Connections.

Experience

1. Attorney

   Marshall Dennehey

   Jan 2005 — Present

Education

• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

  1989 — 1993

• Roger Williams University School of Law

  Doctor of Law (JD)

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Healthcare
• Claim
• Health Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Wrongful Death
• Litigation Support
• Litigation Management
• Liability
• Legal Liability
• Product Liability
• Litigation
• Hospitals
• Public Liability
• Civil Litigation
• Claims Management
• Trials
• Torts
• Personal Injury
• Legal Research
• Wrongful Death Claims
• Arbitration
• Policy