Matthew Taylor Wilkov

Matthew Taylor Wilkov

Partner
Location:
Colmar, Pennsylvania
Phone:
215-822-7575
800-358-9367
Fax:
215-822-1713
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Matthew Taylor Wilkov, is a partner in the law firm of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford. He has been a member of the firm since 1999. Before joining the firm, he was the Chief of Administrative Law, 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He earned his B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and his law degree from Temple University, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Political and Civil Rights Law Review. While attending law school, he served as a law clerk at the firm. Mr. Wilkov is an active member of the Montgomery Bar Association. He served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Bar Association where he was twice appointed by the Bar Association President to serve on the Executive Committee. He is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section, former Chair of the Young Lawyers Section, former Chair of the Juvenile Rules Committee, and a former Chair of the Member Services Committee. Mr. Wilkov was selected by the Bar Association President to serve as the Chair of the Montgomery County Law Reporter. He currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 153rd Legal Services Organization, U.S. Army Reserves. Mr. Wilkov regularly serves as an Instructor with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, where he provides instruction to lawyers throughout Pennsylvania. Regarded as an authority on the laws of military divorce, Mr. Wilkov often lectures at County Bar Associations and Inns of Court. In 2008 and 2012 he was invited to address Family Lawyers from across the Commonwealth at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Summer Conference. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, he was selected as one of Pennsylvania's Rising Stars as published in Philadelphia Magazine. He was also named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer in 2007. In 2011, he was voted "One of the Best Lawyers" in "The Reporter's Readers' Choice Awards." His practice includes Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical and Dental Malpractice, Criminal Defense, Military Law, Veterans Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, and Employment Law.

Mr. Wilkov also enjoys the prestigious "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • Plaintiff's Litigation
  • Military
  • Other

Litigation Percentage

  • 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1995
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Education

  • Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • J.D. - 1994
    • Honors: Moot Court Honor Society
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Law Review: Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, 1992 - 1994
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
    • B.S.
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Major: Industrial and Labor Relations

Honors and Awards

  • Merna Marshall Moot Court Briefing Competition, 1993
  • Pennsylvania's "Rising Star" Published in Philadelphia Magazine, 2005 - 2007
  • "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer, 2007
  • Reader's Choice "One of the Best Lawyers" in "The Reporter's Readers' Choice Awards", 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
  • Lieutenant Colonel, JA USAR, Team Leader, 153d LSO
  • Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member

Past Employment Positions

  • U.S. Army JAGC, Trial Counsel; Chief, Administrative Law, 1995 - 1999

Pro Bono Activities

  • Petition for Pardon to the President for PVT Eddie Slovik
  • Montgomery Child Advocacy Program

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