Practice Areas
- HOA
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Admissions
- California
Matthew J. Deenihan
Partner
Matthew J. Deenihan is a partner with the Los Angeles office of Messner Reeves. He focuses his law practice on litigation, HOA disputes, real estate, and insurance defense.
With a background in working for private insurance, state government, and other law firms, he leverages this vast knowledge in strategizing all aspects of case and trial preparation for Messner Reeves clients. He has extensive litigation experience focused on defending complex civil cases involving motor vehicle accidents, director/officer claims, dangerous condition of property suits, and business/HOA commercial general liability.
Matthew earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California Berkeley and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Matthew is a Los Angeles native passionate about supporting the LA Dodgers and California Golden Bears.
- University of California, Berkeley (B.A. Political Science, 2003)
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2006)
- California State Bar
- 8 jury trials; 7 to verdict
- 3 bench trials; 2 to verdict
- Multiple other arbitrations and small claim appeal trials
- Founding member of HOA Team for Farmers Insurance, building a defense practice exclusively for HOA commercial liability and directors/officers cases from the ground up.
- Eagle Scout
