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Workers' Compensation
Employment Law and Labor Relations
Pennsylvania
Widener University School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 2008
Bloomsburg University
B.A., cum laude, 2003
Matthew B. Esslinger primarily devotes his practice to the defense of workers' compensation matters on behalf of insurance carriers, employers, self-insured entities and third-party administrators. He has obtained victories before workers' compensation judges and various appellate bodies in a variety of workers' compensation petitions and issues.
Matt helps his clients by counseling them on the most effective and efficient legal strategies necessary to mitigate risk and liability and achieve positive outcomes. He has also presented various topics related to workers' compensation defense at conferences throughout Pennsylvania and nationally.
Prior to joining Chartwell, Matt worked for a large defense firm where he litigated and counseled clients on workers' compensation cases.
Capital Area Insurance Professionals
“Reaching Reasonable Resolutions in the Absence of Impairment Rating Caps,” Philadelphia Bar Association, November 2017
“Navigating EDI/WCAIS Issues When Filing Medical Only Claims,” Erie Insurance, June 6, 2017
“Commonwealth Settlements,” Commonwealth of PA, April 5, 2017
“Case Law Update,” Dauphin County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section, April 7, 2017
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. WCAB (Clippinger), 38 A. 3d 1037 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2011)
Selected to Pennsylvania Rising Stars® (2022)
Matthew B. Esslinger primarily devotes his practice to the defense of workers' compensation matters on behalf of insurance carriers, employers, self-insured entities and third-party administrators. He has obtained victories before workers' compensation judges and various appellate bodies in a variety of workers' compensation petitions and issues.
Matt helps his clients by counseling them on the most effective and efficient legal strategies necessary to mitigate risk and liability and achieve positive outcomes. He has also presented various topics related to workers' compensation defense at conferences throughout Pennsylvania and nationally.
Prior to joining Chartwell, Matt worked for a large defense firm where he litigated and counseled clients on workers' compensation cases.
Capital Area Insurance Professionals
“Reaching Reasonable Resolutions in the Absence of Impairment Rating Caps,” Philadelphia Bar Association, November 2017
“Navigating EDI/WCAIS Issues When Filing Medical Only Claims,” Erie Insurance, June 6, 2017
“Commonwealth Settlements,” Commonwealth of PA, April 5, 2017
“Case Law Update,” Dauphin County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section, April 7, 2017
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. WCAB (Clippinger), 38 A. 3d 1037 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2011)
