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Matthew Carty

Matthew Carty

Partner at Elk & Elk Co Ltd
Mayfield Heights, OHAdmitted 2002
Car AccidentsTruck AccidentsSlip & Fall

About Matthew Carty

Matthew J. Carty earned a degree in Legal Communication from Ohio University before receiving a full-tuition scholarship to the University of Akron School of Law. After clerking at an insurance defense firm and practicing there briefly after passing the bar, he joined Elk & Elk, where he now represents clients in motor vehicle accidents and dog bite cases. Matt uses his insurance-defense background to benefit plaintiffs. He has been on the Ohio Super Lawyers list since 2021 and was an Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2013 to 2017. He is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Akron Bar Association.

Notable case results

$1.9 million

Wrongful death of 39-year-old in motor vehicle accident where defendant crossed center line

$1.85 million

59-year-old severely injured when semi-tractor trailer went left of center on two-lane highway, entire left side of body crushed

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Truck Accidents
Slip & Fall

Education

University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio
J.D.
Ohio University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio, admitted 2002
State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Washington

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