Blair Matyszczyk

Blair Matyszczyk [MA-TISH-TICK] brings more than 13 years of experience litigating and managing complex mass tort cases. As a mass torts and complex litigation attorney, Blair has represented tens of thousands of clients who have been injured by defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, clients who have been injured at the hands of medical malpractice, and clients who have suffered severe and fatal conditions from exposure to toxic substances, including exposure to toxic water. Throughout her career, Blair has recovered millions in compensation for her clients. At Justice for the Masses, Blair leads our team of attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants who play an integral role in the successful representation of our clients.

Blair’s experience in mass torts dates back to her teenage years. As a high school student, Blair worked for her father’s law firm, assisting in medical record review for clients who suffered injuries associated with the pharmaceutical drugs, Fen Phen and Vioxx. Blair is originally from the Kansas City area and attended Blue Valley High School alongside Justice for the Masses founding partner, Tom Dickerson.

After graduating from high school, Blair attended DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, where she was a member of the women’s division I tennis team and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science and an associate degree in business administration. During her senior year at DePaul, Blair worked for the Illinois Governor’s Office under the direction of the Chief of Staff to the First Lady.

After graduating from DePaul, Blair had the pleasure of working for one of the largest and most well-known defense law firms in the world, assisting in the firm’s pharmaceutical and medical device department as a legal assistant. While working for this firm, Blair worked on the pharmaceutical average wholesale pricing multidistrict and state court litigations as well as antitrust litigations. Blair’s invaluable experience at this firm helped shape her practice today and was the main reason she decided to move back to Kansas City to attend law school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. After graduating from law school, Blair worked for her family’s law firm and had the pleasure of working alongside Chelsea Dickerson on mass tort cases.

Over the past decade, Blair has worked on numerous mass tort litigations as well as single-event medical malpractice cases, handling discovery and pretrial matters, and managing high-volume dockets. Blair presently serves on the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in the multi-district litigation proceeding In Re: AngioDynamics, Inc., and Navilyst Medical, Inc. Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Blair also has played a significant role in the negotiation and administration of settlements for her clients.