Matthew Stone

Biography

Matt is a founding partner of Stone Kalfus LLP, a civil defense law firm in Atlanta, Georgia.  He focuses on resolving motor vehicle liability claims against companies, drivers, and insurers in the trucking and transportation industry, including motor carriers, specialty haulers, governmental and private bus lines and motor coaches, waste haulers, mobile cranes, and emergency and non-emergency transportation providers.Matt has extensive experience handling claims from the on-scene investigation through trial and appeals.

He leads the firm's 24/7 Rapid Response Team, which provides clients with immediate around-the-clock access to team attorneys and a network of qualified investigators and experts. The team quickly assesses an incident, determines the appropriate level of response, coordinates the on-scene investigation, and assists in achieving a prompt, cost-effective, positive resolution.
 

He also regularly represents automobile dealerships in litigation, consumer, and regulatory issues.  He served as lead defense counsel for the auto dealership in Melton v. General Motors, et al., the landmark case involving a defective ignition switch that led to GM’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles, a Congressional inquiry into GM's conduct, and record-breaking civil penalties levied against GM by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA).
 

Matt has tried cases in all of Georgia's federal judicial districts and many of Georgia's 49 judicial circuits, and he has represented clients in more than 75 appeals to the state and federal appellate courts in Georgia.
 

He is a member of industry-specific groups, including the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), the Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA), the Georgia Motor Trucking Association (GMTA), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA), the National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC) and the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association (GADA).He is an instructor for the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI), which provides professional certification and training seminars for transit fleet professionals.

Education

• University Of California System, Bachelor’s Degree
• Loyola Marymount University, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: GA, CA, CA