Injury Attorney Matt Shaffer in Houston, Texas

Matt Shaffer joined Schechter, Shaffer & Harris, L.L.P. in 1992. He is a managing partner at the firm and represents thousands of clients across the United States.

Mr. Shaffer began his career in law 25 years ago by representing large corporate clients. At SMSH, he began using his experience to help working men and women recover damages for on-the-job injuries, including maritime injuries.

He has worked on several notable cases including the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Shaffer takes pride in hard work, and bringing an experienced and thorough approach to every case. He is dedicated to providing high level of support for his clients.

Mr. Shaffer is among the small percentage of Texas attorneys who are certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial law. Since 2006, Mr. Shaffer has been named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, an honor bestowed for only 5% of the state’s attorneys. He’s also been recognized by H Texas magazine as one of Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People and was selected for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2017) in the practice area of Admiralty and Maritime Law.

Our Experience SMSH has more than 100 years of combined trial experience. We have helped 1000's of clients across the United States.	Millions Of Dollars Recovered We have recovered more than $720 million for injury victims. We also obtained the largest settlement paid by U.S. government to an injured worker.
Recognized In The News SMSH has been featured in Bloomberg, CNN, MSNBC, Newsweek, and the AP among other national news sources for our work as personal injury attorneys.	Board Certified Injury Lawyers The lawyers of SMSH maintain their certification largely through their active and aggressive personal injury trial practice involving a variety of cases.
Award Winning Trial Attorneys We have have been recognized nationally for our work as Personal Injury attorneys by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Avvo 10 Ratings, and Houstonia Top Lawyers awards.	Many Satisfied Clients “I would recommend anybody to Mr. Harris. He did a fine job of walking me through the process of recovery. I had no idea that I would get the substantial settlement I did and I thank you with all of my heart.” - Roy Guerrero