Matthew T. Marin

Matthew T. Marin is the Founding Partner of Marin & Murphy Law Firm (est. 2008), a national mass tort and personal injury attorney and criminal defense practitioner admitted in Rhode Island (2008, Bar No. 7934), Massachusetts (2008, Bar 672462), Connecticut (2009, Bar 430019), and South Carolina (2016). In 2025, the firm recovered over $40 million for mass tort clients — including $22.95 million for cryptocurrency fraud victims, $14.5 million in PFAS water contamination settlements as part of the landmark $15B PFAS settlement, and $1.575 million for Astroworld tragedy survivors. Active dockets include Depo-Provera meningioma, ethylene oxide exposure, and Dupixent CTCL litigation. Attorney Marin is a two-time speaker at Mass Torts Made Perfect (2024, 2025). He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2014–2018) and Super Lawyers (2019–2024) — 11 consecutive years of peer recognition — and named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. Avvo 10.0 Superb Rating. As founding attorney, he established significant Rhode Island criminal defense precedent. In State ex rel. Coventry Police Dep't v. Charlwood, No. 17-388 (R.I. 2020), the Rhode Island Supreme Court — Chief Justice Suttell authoring — established record sealing rights under R.I.G.L. §12-1-12. In State v. DiSalvo, No. 18-0273 (R.I. Super. 2020), he secured dismissal of drug trafficking charges generating three statutory holdings under the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act. In State v. Corcoran, No. 20-121 (R.I. 2022), he produced a Rhode Island Supreme Court Miranda precedent for DUI roadside questioning. All three covered in Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly. Education: Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D. 2008 (magna cum laude, 5 CALI Awards); University of Rhode Island, MBA 2008; Clark University, B.A. 2004 (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). Marin & Murphy has earned 440 five-star Google reviews. All personal injury and mass tort cases handled on contingency — no fees unless we recover.