Matt cares deeply about protecting the rights of over 4.5 million Louisianans. He is a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ), a voluntary bar association with members pledging to promote justice in the workplace, a clean environment, and quality and affordable health care for all. These lawyers seek fairness in the courts for the injured and work to uphold the honor and dignity of the civil justice system and legal profession. Matt serves on the LAJ Board of Directors and is Chair of the LAJ New Orleans Regional Committee.

Matt’s community involvement stretches beyond Louisiana. He works with the American Association for Justice (AAJ), another voluntary group that promotes justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguards victims’ rights and the right to a jury trial on a national level. He serves on several AAJ committees, including the Membership Oversight Committee, the Law Schools Committee, the Public Education Committee, and the Committee on the Judiciary.

Matt is the son of a preacher, originally from northeastern Montana. He graduated from Glasgow High School before attending the University of Montana where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History. After college, Matt worked in the North Dakota oilfields, where he witnessed first-hand how environmental and worker-safety regulations are disregarded for the true company line – profits.

Even before law school, Matt’s goal was to represent regular, working people, in their fight for justice against the corporations and insurance companies who had hurt them.

Matt earned his J.D. from Tulane University Law School. During his time at Tulane, Matt achieved honors in Trial Advocacy. He was an active member of the Tulane Environmental Law Program, and he represented heroic women as a student attorney with the Tulane Domestic Violence Clinic.

Outside the courtroom, Matt enjoys stories, music, and spending time with his wife Elise, and two daughters Jeanne and Louise.