His primary practice is focused in the areas of First and Third Party Insurance Defense, Trucking and Transportation, Product Liability, Professional Liability, and Construction. A native of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Matthew earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and journalism from the University of Mississippi, and his Juris Doctorate from the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi. He is a member of the Harrison and Jackson County Bar Associations; the Jackson County Young Lawyers Association; the Russell, Blass, Walker chapter of the American Inns of Court; and the City of Ocean Springs Economic Development Council. Matthew lives in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with his wife and daughter. He attends St. John’s Episcopal Church.