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# Matthew S. McNicholas

Matthew S. McNicholas is a partner with McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP in Los Angeles. Mr. McNicholas has been practicing law for approximately sixteen years, spending nearly his entire career doing plaintiff’s litigation. Mr. McNicholas graduated from Loyola Law School and the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. McNicholas is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American College of Trial Lawyers, among other professional associations. 

### Articles written by this author:

## [Labor law: How quickly the post-[[case]]MacDonald[[/case]] world turns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-january/labor-law-how-quickly-the-post-case-macdonald-case-world-turns "Labor law: How quickly the post-[[case]]MacDonald[[/case]] world turns")

A look at the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies after [[case]]MacDonald[[/case]], as clarified by the legislature in Senate Bill 666

[Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski")
[Matthew S. McNicholas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-s-mcnicholas "Matthew S. McNicholas")

[2014 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-january)

## [The Bane Act and beyond](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-bane-act-and-beyond "The Bane Act and beyond")

California’s civil rights statutes, especially The Tom Bane Act, are an untapped resource that extends far beyond the usual police misconduct cases

[Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer")
[Matthew S. McNicholas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-s-mcnicholas "Matthew S. McNicholas")

[2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april)