Matt Granda
Managing Partner
Education
- College of Southern Nevada and University of Phoenix - B.S. Business Marketing
- UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law (2012) - J.D. magna cum laude
Certifications & Achievements
- AV Preeminent Rating - Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 AVVO Rating
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers Nevada
- Mountain States Rising Star - Super Lawyers Magazine, 2017-2021
Presentations / Publications
- Nevada Personal Injury Law (2025, Lexis Nexis)
- Featured Speaker, Trial Lawyers University Live 2024 (Las Vegas & Huntington Beach) – “Building Law Firm Systems”
- Presenter, Filevine Lex Summit 2024 – “Building Law Firm Systems”
- Ethics and AI, Nevada Lawyer Vol. 31, Issue 11 Nov. 2023.
- Interview - Top Lawyers: Matt Granda on 5 Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer in Your Specific Field of Law, Authority Magazine
- Nevada Justice Association, 41st Annual Conference – “The Myths and Misconceptions of the Stipulated Liability Case – Know the Black Letter Law and Win”
- Motions in Personal Injury Cases, Nevada Lawyer Vol. 25, Issue 1, Jan. 2017
- Nevada Chapter, Negligence: Purpose, Elements & Evidence (2018)
- State Bar of Nevada Annual Meeting – Black Letter Law in Nevada
- Clark County Bar Association CLE – Black Letter Law in Nevada
- "Using Tech in the Practice of Law." COMMUNIQUE. November 2018: p. 18-19
Bar Admissions
- Nevada
- Oregon
About Matt Granda
Matt is the managing partner of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm. Matt graduated from high school in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. After high school, Matt enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served four years in the Marine Corps infantry and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
After his service ended, Matt moved to Las Vegas and completed his undergraduate education at the College of Southern Nevada and the University of Phoenix, graduating with a degree in Business Marketing. Matt graduated magna cum laude from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law (2012). While attending Boyd, Matt was a member of the Society of Advocates moot court team.
In his second year of law school, Matt began his employment at Claggett & Sykes Law Firm as a law clerk. After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam in 2012, Matt was hired by Claggett & Sykes Law Firm as an associate Las Vegas personal injury lawyer and became a partner in 2017.
In 2017, Matt took over the role of managing partner of the firm. Now, he primarily oversees the firm’s operations, focusing on building a team of great trial lawyers and support staff. From 2020 to 2021, Matt oversaw the opening of the firm’s Reno office and the doubling of the size of the firm, hiring almost 25 people in one year, including ten attorneys, during the Covid shutdown. In 2021 and 2022, the firm was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Claggett & Sykes Law Firm now has over 70 employees with 30 attorneys. The firm has offices in Las Vegas, Reno, and New York and handles catastrophic loss cases nationwide.
Matt has authored numerous articles ranging from tort law to AI and frequently presents on law firm management. He recently authored a book for Lexis Nexis called Nevada Personal Injury Law, which is a treatise with comprehensive coverage of Nevada personal injury law.
In his spare time, Matt enjoys spending time with his family, running and working out, and watching his favorite teams, the New York Yankees and the Vegas Golden Knights.