“I work to help those suffering begin to heal. I walk alongside my clients in their journey to justice and help them reclaim what was taken in meaningful, measurable ways.”

Matthew Wright is the Managing Partner of The Law Firm for Truck Safety’s Tennessee office.

A third-generation Tennessee lawyer, Matthew Wright graduated from Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in DuBois, Wyoming in August 2011 and has achieved a 10 of 10 rating “superb” from Avvo.com. He serves as an Officer and on the Executive Board of the American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group and is the 2025/2026 Chair. Mr. Wright also serves on the Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and is board certified in truck accident law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Matthew began his legal career representing mega-insurance companies. Matt soon realized many of these companies cared very little about truck crash victims, even if those people had suffered catastrophic, life-altering losses. In response to this realization, Matt began representing ordinary people instead of large companies as a truck accident lawyer. Changing sides on the bench has resulted in life-long friendships with his clients and other trucking lawyers throughout the country.

Matthew Wright hopes for a future where his role as a truck accident attorney, representing people injured by dangerous trucking companies, is no longer needed. As a truck injury lawyer, he hopes he and other trial attorneys will, together, force unsafe trucking companies with unsafe practices out of business, leaving only safe and compliant trucking companies on our roadways. Through litigation and advocating for change in the trucking industry on things like controls on fatigued driving, underride guards, and mandatory use of collision mitigation systems, he hopes to make his vision a reality.

Executive Officer, American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group

Member of The National Trial Lawyers, Top Ten Trucking Trial Lawyers (2017- Present)

Over 20 years of experience in trucking law, personal injury, and wrongful death litigation.

Nationwide speaker, presenter, host, moderator, published author, and attorney trainer on truck law and trial tactics.

Founder of and Chair of a large, national litigation group dedicated to discovering the use by transportation companies of software apps and telematics to control and direct truck drivers

Select Professional Associations and Memberships

Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Board of Regents (2019- Present), Co-Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee (2019-2020)

Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Member (2005 – Present), Circle of Advocates Ethics Committee (2009-2010), Board Member (2008-2009)

American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group, Board Member and Executive Officer (2020 – Present), Chair (2025 - 2026),Chair-Elect (2024-2025), Vice Chair (2023-2024), Secretary (2022-2023), Treasurer (2021 – 2022), Former Education Chair (2019-2020), Former Membership Chair (2018-2019), Former Broker Committee Chair (2018- 2019), Former Amicus Committee Co-Chair, Two-time Former Journal Chair (2014-2015, 2017-2018)

American Association for Justice Distracted Driving Group, Chair (2022-2023)

Tennessee Bar Association

Federal Bar Association, Nashville Chapter

Christian Trial Lawyers Association

NBTA

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D.
Vanderbilt University, B.A.
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA

Bar Admissions

Tennessee Supreme Court
All Tennessee State Courts
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
All Ohio State Courts
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Prior Pro Hac Vice Admission in California, Texas, Kentucky, Southern District of New York, Western District of Kentucky, and the Southern District of Florida

Certifications

Board Certified Truck Accident Litigation, National Board of Trial Advocacy

"Less is More: Openings and Summation in the Age of Limited Attention," American Association for Justice 2025 Annual Convention (July 2025)

"Employment and Vicarious Liability", Florida Association for Justice, 2025 Winning Truck Crash Cases Seminar (April 2025)

Trucking Program Panel Speaker, TBI Med Legal Conference, San Diego, CA (April 2025)

"Understanding the Nuances of Trucking and TBI Cases," AAJ Education Seminar: The Anatomy of a Trucking-Traumatic Brain Injury Case: From Intake to Closing Argument, Las Vegas, NV (April 2025)

"Amazon Cases, Plus Finding All Coverage and Parties," Truck Crash Master Class Three-Part Series, National Webinar (December 2024)

"Digital Control and its Impact on Agency," KAJ Annual Convention (September 2024)

"Move Fast and Break Things: Middle Mile and Amazon Trailers," Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2024 Annual Symposium (September 2024)

"Pitfalls to Avoid When Bringing Suit Against Amazon," American Association for Justice, 2024 Annual Convention (July 2024)

“Framing and Sequencing the Broker Negligent Selection/Agency Case: Recent Data from Juror Research, ” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Webinar Series, Online (April 2024)

“Key Documents and Discovery in Work Zone Crash Case,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2024 Advanced Program, Charlotte, NC (March 2024)

“An Overview of Handling Amazon Cases, ” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2023 Annual Symposium, Atlanta, GA (September 2023)

“Cell Phones and Apps in Trucks, App-Driven Trucking,” Ohio Association for Justice, 2023 Annual Convention, Columbus, OH (May 2023)

“Corporate Players and Hidden Layers, Amazon, Uber, Freight and More,” New Jersey Association for Justice, 2023 Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ (April 2023)

“Understanding The Transportation Cycle – The Players, Causes of Action, Black Letter Law” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, NTLD Bootcamp, Las Vegas, NV (March 2023)

“The Trial Deposition – Get That Admission!,” American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group Members Only, Nashville, TN (January 2023)

“Potential Claims in Trucking Cases,” American Association for Justice, Trial Advocacy College, Denver, CO (November 2022)

“When $1 Million Isn’t Enough: Establishing Liability against Amazon,” Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, 2022 Annual Symposium, Austin, TX (October 2022)

“The Changing Landscape of Trucking Cases,” Oklahoma Association for Justice, Trucking Litigation Intensive, Oklahoma City, OK (September 2022)

“Choosing the Right Venue in a Trucking Case,” American Association for Justice, Jazz Fest, New Orleans, LA (May 2022)

“Identifying Proper Parties and Hidden Parties,” New Jersey Association for Justice, Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ (April 2022)

“Amazon Cases: The New Frontier,” Minnesota Association of Justice, Handling the Truck Crash Case Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (April 2022)

“Direct Liability: The New Defense MSJ,” Tennessee Trial Association, Trucking Seminar, Nashville, TN (March 2022)

Matthew has given talks on trucking law and trucking case strategy in:

Published Works

Hidden Motor Carrier (Agency),
Chapter in Litigating Truck Accident Cases, 2020-2021 Edition by Michael Jay Leizerman & Rena Leizerman, AAJ Press – Thomson Reuters (2021)