Matt Banocy is a trial lawyer representing corporations and individuals in employment and business litigation matters.

Matt is an experienced litigator and has successfully represented clients at trial and arbitration as both lead and second-chair counsel. Matt has conducted over 100 fact and expert witness depositions. His extensive litigation experience allows Matt to quickly identify key legal issues at the inception of every case, work with clients to develop a strategy, and aggressively pursue that strategy to achieve the most beneficial outcome possible. 

Matt concentrates his practice representing individual and corporate clients in employment and business litigation matters. Matt routinely represents clients in various industries, including healthcare, hospitality, airline, restaurant, food and beverage, education, financial services, technology and software, manufacturing, and transportation. 

Matt represents clients before state courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies. Matt regularly defends clients against claims arising under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act among other federal and state laws. Matt also represents clients on a wide range of business litigation matters, including the enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. 

Matt has been consistently recognized by national media outlets for his expertise in employment and business litigation. For seven straight years, Matt has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, a distinction earned by only 2.5% of attorneys under age 40. Matt’s outstanding professional excellence has also earned him recognition by Best Lawyers in America for five consecutive years. 

In addition to his litigation practice, Matt utilizes his trial lawyer’s mindset to provide reasoned and practical preventative advice and counsel to his clients. Matt counsels employers on virtually all employee relations issues, including discipline and discharge decisions, wage and hour laws, employee misclassification issues, and complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Honors & Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch - Labor and Employment Law - Management, and
    Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021 - 2025)
  • "Missouri Rising Stars," Super Lawyers Magazine (2018 - 2022)

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Matt Banocy - Rising Star Widget

  • First-chaired bench trial and obtained defense verdict in action filed by former Chief of Police against City, alleging his removal from office was in violation of his constitutional rights.
  • First-chaired numerous arbitration proceedings and obtained favorable arbitration awards on behalf of employers in actions initiated by former employees alleging wrongful discharge in violation of parties’ collective bargaining agreement.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer in federal court action filed by union alleging violation of parties’ collective bargaining agreement under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of employer and individual employees in federal court action alleging disability discrimination, co-employee gross negligence, and retaliatory discharge.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of clients in state court action alleging negligent entrustment and negligent supervision.
  • Advised high-ranking City officials on how to respond to media inquiries during pending employment discrimination lawsuits against the City.

Education
  • University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law
    J.D., 2014
  • Southeast Missouri State University
    B.S., 2011
Memberships
  • American Bar Association
Bar Admissions
  • Missouri
  • Illinois
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas