Matthew Taylor Wilkov
800-358-9367 (Toll Free)
Matthew Taylor Wilkov, a partner in the law firm of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford joined the firm in 1999. Prior to that time, 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 was selected to serve as the Chair of the Montgomery County Law Reporter. He served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Bar Association where he was a member of 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. He currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the 153rd Legal Services Organization, U.S. Army Reserves. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, he was selected as one of Pennsylvania's Rising Stars as published in Philadelphia Ma gazine. He was also named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer in 2007. His practice includes Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical and Dental Malpractice, Criminal Defense, Military Law, Veterans Benefits/Veterans Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, and Employment Law.
Areas of Practice
- 35% Criminal Defense
- 35% Plaintiff's Litigation
- 10% Military
- 20% 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
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












