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Matthew Bergman

Founder · Social Media Victims Law Center

Professional base: Pacific Northwest·Litigation leaders

Biography

Founded a firm focused on social media harms alongside a broader product liability practice, with asbestos and consumer litigation experience.

Why get to know them

Emerging technology harms and relationships in developing litigation.

Career and connections

Founder of Bergman Draper Oslund Udo and SMVLC.

MTMP evidence & verification notes

October 2026 speaker listed

October 2026 speaker listed; precise individual office city unverified.

Speaker listings indicate scheduled participation, not confirmed attendance. Company exhibitor listings do not establish that an individual attended.

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Joseph Belluck

Founding partner

Belluck Law

New York, NY · Litigation leaders

Asbestos and mesothelioma lawyer who previously represented New York State in tobacco litigation; co-founded the firm with Jordan Fox in 2002.

Asbestosmesotheliomatobacco litigation
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Mike Papantonio

Senior partner

Levin Papantonio

Pensacola, FL · Litigation leaders

Veteran trial lawyer with national pharmaceutical and environmental litigation experience and extensive MTMP visibility.

OpioidsPFAS/C8environmental torts
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Christopher Seeger

Founding partner

Seeger Weiss

New York / New Jersey · Litigation leaders

Plaintiff lawyer with extensive court-appointed leadership experience across mass torts and class actions involving pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and sports injuries.

3M earplugsNFL concussionVolkswagen
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Mark Lanier

Founder / trial lawyer

The Lanier Law Firm

Houston, TX · Litigation leaders

Prominent plaintiff trial lawyer whose product liability verdicts and trial teaching give him influence beyond his own docket.

Talcpharmaceutical and medical device trials