Matt Hardin
ATTORNEY & OWNER
Matt Hardin is a second-generation attorney who grew up in Cookeville, Tennessee, and owner of Matt Hardin Law, PLLC. He attended Rhodes College as an undergraduate before going on to obtain both his master’s and law degrees from the University of Tennessee. Matt’s practice is focused in the areas of plaintiff personal injury, car & tractor-trailer wrecks, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and premises liability. He practices law throughout all three grand divisions of the state of Tennessee and in Kentucky.
Prior to opening his own firm, Matt was a partner at Rudy, Wood, Winstead, Williams, and Hardin, PLLC. He also previously practiced at Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell, PLLC in Memphis. Matt worked for five years as an insurance defense attorney before he concentrated his practice on representing plaintiffs. This background has given him valuable insight into how insurance companies evaluate and value cases.
Matt is former President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) and has previously held positions as Immediate Past President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian within the TTLA. He currently serves as a Trustee for LIFT (Lawyers Involved for Tennessee) and is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation. Matt is an active member of the Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, and Kentucky Justice Association. In addition to his legal leadership, he has served as President of the Nashville Chapter of the Rhodes College Alumni Group and as President of the Board of Directors for his Alpha Tau Omega fraternity chapter at Rhodes College.
Matt won Tennessee Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2024 for his work on Justin Bing vs. Nagy et al. Following a three-week trial, the jury in Bing unanimously awarded Matt’s client $16.1 million dollars, the largest medical malpractice verdict in Nashville history. Matt has further earned AV Preeminent® certification by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, reflecting the highest level of professional excellence. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, named among the “10 Best in Tennessee” for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, and selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer. Matt is also an Eagle Scout.
Matt and his wife Janet are proud parents to Henry, Grace, and Vivian. Matt loves coaching and watching his children’s many sports activities. He enjoys spending as much time as possible on 30A in Florida with family and friends, as well as playing golf, tennis, and lawyer league softball (two-time league champions and city league champions). Matt and Janet are members of Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville. Matt is always on the search for perfect southern barbeque and remains convinced that the Tennessee Vols football team will, this season, again stand alone on the mountaintop.