Lawyer Overview

Matt was born in Ruston, Louisana, and raised in both Louisana and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  He attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for his freshman year and transfered to Appalachian State University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology in 1997.  In 2003, Matt earned his law degree from the Unversity of Tulsa College of law, where he served as an editor of the Tulsa Law Review.  He joined Sigmon Clark following a two-year clerkship with the Hon. Lacy H. Thornburg, a US District Court Judge for the Western District of North Carolina (retired).

Matt's practice is largely focused on civil litigation in state and federal court.

Matt is a member of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Catawba County Bar Association.  He has practiced in all trial court levels of North Carolina, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and he is admitted to practice before the Western District of North Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Employment Law
• Personal Injury
• Employer/Employee Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Simple Estate Planning
• Appellate Litigation

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Estate Planning, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2004
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

• North Carolina Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Member)
• Catawba County Bar Association, 2009 - Present (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• Western District of North Carolina - Hon. Lacy Thornburg, Law Clerk, 2007 - 2009
• Buncombe Co. Department of Social Services, Attorney, 2005 - 2007
• Gardner, Gardner, & Campbell, PLLC, Associate Attorney, 2004 - 2005

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2003
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Tulsa Law Review, Editor, 2002 - 2003
  
  Law Review: Tulsa Law Review, Member, 2001 - 2003
• Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
  B.A.
  Major: Psychology
  Minor: English

Published Works

• Parallel Practices of State and Local Government, Oxford Companion to American law, 2002

Address

420-B Third Ave NW.
Hickory, NC 28601

Phones

828-328-2596

Faxes

828-328-6876

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sigmonclark.com