Matthew
is a native of Hartley, Iowa. He graduated from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
in 2001. Matthew attended Drake University and graduated with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology in 2005. After receiving his
bachelor's degree, Matthew worked for NewLink Genetics in Ames, Iowa,
manufacturing cancer vaccines to be used for clinical trials. Upon
leaving Ames in 2007, he entered Drake University Law School. While in
Law School, Matthew was involved as a captain of the National Moot Court
Team, a member of the Intellectual Property Moot Court Team, and Vice
President of the Moot Court Board. Matthew was also a Supreme Court Day
Finalist where he argued before the Iowa Supreme Court. Matthew was a
member of the Drake University Journal of Agricultural Law. He served
as a student attorney for the Drake University Legal Clinic where he
represented indigent defendants before the Iowa Court of Appeals and in
Iowa District Court for numerous criminal matters. Matthew was
recognized for his work in the legal clinic by being awarded the Robert
J. Kromminga Award. Matthew also was a student intern for the Honorable
Federal District Court Judge James E. Gritzner in the Southern District
of Iowa. Matthew graduated with Honors in 2010, as a member of the
Order of the Barristers, and received certificates in Litigation and
Dispute Resolution and Constitutional Law and Civil Rights. In his free
time, Matthew enjoys spending time with his wife Megan and being in the
outdoors.
Honors
- Robert J. Kromminga Award
- Supreme Court Day Oral Argument Finalist
- Litigation
and Dispute Resolution Certificate - Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
Certificate
- Drake University Journal of Agricultural Law
- Student Intern for the Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Court Judge for the Southern
District of Iowa
Professional Associations - Associate, Blackstone Inn of Court
- American Bar Association
- Iowa Bar Association
- Polk County Bar Association
- Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Young Professionals Connection
Publication - What's That Smell? Septic Systems and Iowa's Time of Transfer Law, Note, Drake Journal of Agricultural
Law (Forthcoming)