Matthew P. Bergman

Matthew P. Bergman is an attorney, law professor, philanthropist, and advocate who has become the nation’s leading legal voice on social media accountability. He founded the Social Media Victims Law Center – the first law firm built solely to take on social media companies – after Frances Haugen’s 2021 whistleblower testimony revealed how platforms knowingly endanger children and young adults.

Bergman pioneered the use of product liability law to get around Section 230, which the social media companies had been using for decades to evade responsibility for their dangerously defective platforms. His firm now represents more than 2,500 clients harmed by Meta, Snap, Google, TikTok, Discord, OpenAI, and others.

He also represents “KGM,” the family behind the recent groundbreaking jury verdict against Meta and Google, a decision that pushes the industry closer to forcing social media companies to overhaul the algorithms that target and intentionally addict users. Beyond the courtroom, he’s a driving force in the global movement for online safety, working with lawmakers across the U.S. and Members of Parliament in the U.K. to protect kids and young adults from the predatory design of social media.

Bergman earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School, where he was elected to the Cornelius Honor Society, and his B.A. in Sociology from Reed College. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Lewis & Clark College, Chairs the Board of Visitors of Lewis & Clark Law School, and previously spent eight years as a trustee of Reed College.