Charles D. Matlock

Drawing on a Diverse Legal Background to Help Injured Ohio Workers Secure Compensation

Charles D. ‘Danny’ Matlock is an Associate Attorney at NRS Injury Law, focusing on workers’ compensation law. Dedicated to helping others, Charles utilizes unmatched communication skills, a knack for client relationship-building, and an ability to construct creative case strategies to get results for injured workers.

Committed to Helping Victims of Malpractice, Malfeasance, and Cruelty

From a very young age, Charles has understood the value of hard work, of putting in honest time for a good result. As a youth, he worked as a camp counselor in the woodworking department during summer break, and he detailed automobiles during the school year on evenings and weekends. “I took to hard labor like a natural, and I learned very early on the importance of it,” Charles says, describing his background.

Also very early on, Charles began to meet people in his mostly working-class communities who’d been wronged by forces that had much greater power and resources than they. From residents facing eviction to individuals accused of crimes but who couldn’t defend themselves, co-workers who’d been injured on the job and had no resources to pay their bills or seek compensation, friends who were being discriminated against at work, Charles grew up seeing it all.

Charles described a major legal case he worked on, one of the last he handled before transitioning to workers’ compensation law. To him, this case epitomized why he got into law. “I took on a case at the Legal Aid Society where I blew the whistle on a Louisville apartment complex that was trying to illegally evict 600 residents,” he said. “It was just one of many cases I handled at that firm, but this one made national news, and we saved hundreds of people from being unlawfully kicked out of their residences. Most of these folks couldn’t afford attorneys, mind you, so had we not gotten involved, their lives would have been horribly affected by the corporation that owned the apartments.”

Skill Sets in Communication, Strategy, and Relationship-Building; Directed towards Workers’ Compensation Law

After moving to Cleveland to be closer to his only son, Charles took a job at NRS Injury Law, finding his calling in workers’ compensation. Fluent in Spanish and English, Charles now dedicates his time to helping injured workers. “I joined NRS Injury Law because I knew I’d be able to help people as I had been in my previous work representing tenants,” Charles said. “This firm has that same, community-minded, help-the-little-guy approach. People work at NRS Injury Law because they take pride in helping others. This firm is what you get when you have a bunch of the right people under the same roof with the shared goal of helping others.”

An accomplished attorney with a diverse background representing lone individuals up against powerful, domineering forces, Charles has dedicated his life to helping people when they need it most. As a colleague of his once said, “Mr. Matlock believes clear and effective communication is the key to a successful attorney-client relationship. He takes the time to listen to his clients to ensure that he understands each case’s unique challenges and demands.”

Work/Life Balance

When he’s not helping clients, Charles dedicates most of his free time to his son. Evenings and weekends are filled with soccer, baseball, flag football, swimming lessons, basketball, and golf. In the morning and around sunset, Charles can be found walking his dog at the park or chatting with his neighbors.

Don’t Wait to Seek Legal Help from Charles D. Matlock

Charles’s background, his ability to communicate effectively and to organize details, and his skill for building effective case strategies combined with his commitment to working people all align perfectly with NRS Injury Law’s mission to: “Provide empathetic and patient service to every person who calls the firm, and to relentlessly pursue the best possible outcome on behalf of every client by putting collective experience, knowledge, and passion to work every day.” To retain an effective legal team with a proven track record and to speak with Charles and the firm about your case, call 855-468-4878 or fill out a convenient online contact form.

Community Impact

Charles has been giving back to his community for as long as he can remember. When he was in middle school, his grandmother had to enter assisted living, and even after she passed away, Charles continued to go to the center and volunteer by spending time with elderly residents. During his undergrad, Charles volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. In law school, Charles took on a role as a teaching assistant in the legal writing program, as he insisted he would never have passed those initial courses were it not for the help he’d received in the same program. Today, Charles serves as a volunteer coach at his son’s school.

• NRS Injury Law, 2024-present (Associate Attorney representing injured workers in Ohio).

• Legal Aid Society, 2021-2024 (Senior Attorney defending tenants facing evictions at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic).

• Isaacs & Isaacs, P.S.C., 2020-2021 (Associate Attorney managing dozens of personal injury cases involving injured clients).

• WhittenDonnel, 2019-2020 (Associate Attorney tasked with defending insurance companies and their insured tractor-trailers).

• Biesecker, Dutkanych, & Macer, LLC., 2018-2019 (Associate Attorney representing clients facing complex employment law matters before local, state, and federal courts).

• Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC., January 2018-September 2018 (Senior Consultant providing diligent legal support to the litigation departments of law firms pursuing mass-tort claims. Successfully led a team of over fifty members to facilitate the completion of over 7,000 Mass Tort cases from intake through settlement).

• NTT Data Consulting, Inc., 2016-2017 (Project & Program Management Consultant tasked with providing regulatory compliance support to a top four U.S. financial institution).

• Valparaiso University Sports Clinic, 2013-2014 (Certified Legal Intern best known for successfully facilitating and mitigating a settlement negotiation for an Olympic athlete facing a six-year suspension in a doping allegation).

• Law Offices of Joseph V. Roddy, 2012-2013 (Law Clerk tasked with drafting complaints, motions, memoranda, and written discovery. Authored a Motion to Disclose the Identity of Informant that a Federal Magistrate Judge granted).

• McAfee & McAfee, PLLC., 2010-2011 (Legal Intern responsible for assisting the firm in daily operations).

• Rhodes College, 2007-2010 (Operations Manager, including a significant leadership role in which Charles was responsible for managing all operations regarding sporting programs at Rhodes College, overseen by Charles when he was between 18 and 20).