Matthew Rice
Fellows Hymowitz Rice
Personal Injury Trial Attorney
Main practice areas: Construction site injuries, New York Labor Law §§ 240 and 241 claims, Medical malpractice, Catastrophic injuries, and Car and truck accidents
Office location
254 S Main St, Suite 500
New City, NY 10956
Business hours
24/7
Biography
Matthew Rice became a personal injury attorney because he believes injured people deserve fierce advocates—not insurance company runarounds.
With degrees from Cornell University, St. John’s University School of Law, and NYU Stern School of Business, Matthew brings both legal acumen and business insight to complex personal injury cases. Before joining Fellows Hymowitz Rice, he worked on the defense side, giving him firsthand knowledge of how insurance companies try to minimize and deny claims. He now uses that insider perspective to help clients pursue the maximum compensation available.
Education and experience
Undergraduate school
Cornell University (2000)
Law school
St. John’s University School of Law (2003)
Bar admissions and certifications
New York State Bar Association
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Honors and awards
Hudson Valley Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2022
Hudson Valley Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2023
Hudson Valley Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2024
Hudson Valley Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2025
Avvo, 10.0 Rating, 2025
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating, 2025
Memberships
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
New York State Bar Association
Westchester County Bar Association
Rockland County Bar Association
St. John’s University Alumni Association
New York University Alumni Association
Cornell University Alumni Association
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Additional resources
Publications and media appearances
- “The Laborious Task of Litigating NY State Labor Law Claims,” author, Construction / Personal Injury, 2017
In “The Laborious Task of Litigating NY State Labor Law Claims,” Matthew Rice and his colleagues discuss modern challenges in litigating New York State Labor Law claims, including cases involving injured construction workers and job site accidents such as ladder falls, scaffold accidents, and saw injuries.