Matt Harbin

Matt Harbin joined the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin in 2003 and became a Partner with the firm in 2008. Practicing in the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department, he is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation law. Matt received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to joining the firm, Matt worked at the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a Special Deputy Commissioner.

In addition to being a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation, Matt is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Workplace Injury Litigation Group. He is also a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) where he is the past-Chair of their Workers’ Compensation section, and a member of the Legal Affairs Committee. The NCAJ honored Matt with an Order of Service award in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

• North Carolina

• Workers' Compensation

• North Carolina Advocates for Justice Order of Service award: 2017, 2018, 2019
• “Best Lawyers”* for Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants by Best Lawyers in America, 2021 – 2024

• 10th Judicial District Bar Association
• 16th Judicial District Bar Association
• Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, Board of Legal Specialization of the North Carolina State Bar
• North Carolina State Bar
  • Past member, Workers’ Compensation Council
• US District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• American Association for Justice
• Workplace Injury Litigation Group
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • Workers’ Compensation Section Liaison, Industrial Commission

• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• Member, Workplace Injury Litigation Group

University of North Carolina School of Law
Chapel Hill, NC
2000, J.D.

• Moot Court

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
1997, B.A. in History and Philosophy (double major), cum laude

*For more information about the standards of inclusion for ‘Best Lawyers’ list, visit: www.bestlawyers.com.