Matt is deeply committed to advocating for veterans and their families, ensuring the men and women to whom our country owes an enormous debt of gratitude receive the care and support they have earned. His passion for serving those who have served comes from a lifetime of personal connections to the military. His wife has served our country for 15 years- first in the Air Force and now as an Officer in the Public Health Service. His father was a Marine who later joined the Army National Guard and both of his grandfathers saw combat during World War II. Additionally, he has numerous other relatives who have served—and continue to serve—our country across multiple generations.

Matt understands firsthand the devastating impact a negative medical decision from the government can have. During law school he interned as an Army JAG and was selected to serve as a JAG Officer, but was ultimately unable to obtain a medical waiver-ending his dream of continuing his family’s tradition of military service. Undeterred in his desire to serve, Matt subsequently joined the government as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Illinois where he handled a full caseload of both white collar and violent crimes including federal program fraud and sex offender cases. As a prosecutor, Matt frequently represented the United States in federal court during all stages of prosecution including trial and sentencing. Matt also drafted and filed numerous pleadings in federal district and appellate courts and successfully argued in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. His superior quality of work, work ethic and contributions to the office garnered Matt the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois' Distinguished Service Award, the highest award given by the office, recognizing superior service to the United States of America as well as outstanding legal work and commitment to excellence.

Most recently, Matt worked as an investigative attorney for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of Inspector General (OIG). In this role, Matt investigated hundreds of cases of potential fraud related to the FCC's Universal Service Fund which distributes $10 billion annually to ensure all Americans have access to communications services. Matt's investigations resulted in multiple convictions of wrongdoers and millions of dollars in restitution returned to the federal government. During his time in the FCC OIG, Matt identified gaps and proposed recommendations in collaboration with FCC staff to create and administer multiple government programs that distributed tens of billions of dollars to increase resources to students and health care providers across the country. He also identified and proposed recommendations to strengthen the financial integrity of a longstanding program that has distributed tens of billions of dollars over the past two decades. 

Matt is a proud graduate of Temple University, Beasley School of Law, where he was awarded the Harriet Robinson Gillock Memorial Award, which recognized three distinguished graduates  who most exemplify integrity and professional and personal dedication to fellow students and the law school community. 

Matt currently lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife and three children.