Chapter 14

Mathew D. Laskowski
Senior Paralegal
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC
100 Southgate Parkway
P.O. Box 1997
Morristown, NJ 07962-1997
PH: 973.889.4256

Mathew Laskowski is a Senior Paralegal at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.’s Morristown, New Jersey office (PBNLaw.com). He is a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring team. The team represents Debtors, Creditors, and Trustees on a national level. Prior to joining the Bankruptcy team, he was a Case Manager on the firm’s Mass Tort team, defending Toxic Tort cases nationally.  

Mathew came to Porzio with an extensive litigation background. This stemmed from his previous firm’s defense of Medical Malpractice cases, Construction litigation generally and in defending Municipalities. His Municipal defense work exposed him to other practice areas including Employment Law and Civil Rights cases, which led to Class Action defense experience early in his career.  

Mathew graduated from Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY) with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Business. While at Marist, he also completed the school’s ABA approved Paralegal Certificate program. Mathew is also a graduate of Pinelands Regional High School (Tuckerton, NJ).  

Mathew is a member of National Association of Legal Assistants. He is the Treasurer and Website Developer for The Paralegal Association of New Jersey, a NALA Affiliate (NJPara.org). Mathew sits on the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Paralegals; he is also a member of the NJSBA’s Bankruptcy Section. Mathew also sits on the Advisory Board to the Union County College (NJ) Paralegal Program. Each year, Mathew assists in the planning and organization of the Garden State Alliance Paralegal Convention (GSAConvention.com).  

Mathew co-authored and won a 2005 Burton Award for the article “Secured Creditors May Not Be as Secure as They Think,” that appeared in the New Jersey Law Journal and involves PACA Trusts. He has also authored articles about Bankruptcy Exemption Laws and the overhaul of the Bankruptcy Code in 2005. He has lectured on Federal E-Filing, the use of Courtroom Technology, Large Scale Document Reviews/Productions, Case Management, Building Web sites for Use in the Law Firm Setting and on the use of the World Wide Web as a research tool.  

Mathew is one of the featured paralegals in Carole Bruno's book, "Lessons from the Top Paralegal Experts – The 15 Most Successful Paralegals in America and What You Can Learn From Them," published by Delmar Cengage Learning in 2008.