United States Department of Justice

Matt spent the final years of his prosecutorial career picking up valuable experience in federal court as a Special Assistant United States Attorney with the Department of Justice in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. During his time as a federal prosecutor, Matt was assigned to the Fraud & Public Corruption Section of the United States Attorneys Office in the Northern District of Texas. Matt handled cases in both the Dallas and Fort Worth Offices. At the US Attorneys Office, Matt prosecuted health care fraud offenses. He successfully obtained convictions in complex federal white collar matters including health care fraud cases and helped secure millions of dollars in restitution.

While with the DOJ, Matt was awarded the National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association, Siris National Investigation of the year award. This award was given to him for his work alongside the FBI and Human Services OIG on a case that garnered national attention.

He has directed, coordinated, and supervised healthcare investigations throughout the country and has worked extensively with state and federal enforcement and investigatory agencies, including the FBI, Attorney General's Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, United States Department Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the United States Department of Labor. Matt also worked closely with the Civil Division of the Department of Justice in parallel proceedings and in evaluating cases against healthcare providers including laboratories, durable medical equipment companies, pharmacies, home health and hospice companies, and others. While serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, Matt also served a joint role as an Assistant Attorney General with the Texas OAG.

Tarrant County

Matt joined the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office in 2016. In Tarrant County, Matt prosecuted violent felony offenses and drug offenses while assigned to the Gang Unit. After just 6 months, Matt was promoted to the position of Assistant Chief of the CDC2 Court team. Just a year later, he was promoted to the position of Chief of the White Collar & Public Integrity Unit. While in the White-Collar Unit, Matt prosecuted some of the most innovative cases in the State. Some of the high-profile cases Matt's prosecuted at the DA's Office included:

• The prosecution of an attorney for soliciting himself to potential clients and settling law suits on the client's behalf without their knowledge. Matt obtained an extremely rare Barratry conviction and this attorney was sentenced to serve 5 years in a Texas prison.
• The prosecution of a mental hospital holding patients against their will. Matt obtained a conviction against the hospital corporation for holding a patient against her will. The hospital shut down after charges were filed. This is thought to be one of the only occasions in which a mental hospital has been convicted of a crime in the United States.
• The prosecution of a constable's office for working off duty jobs while also getting paid by taxpayers. Matt obtained convictions against the chief deputy constable and deputy constable for Abuse of Public Trust and Theft resulting from this scheme.
• The prosecution of a judge for falsifying signatures to obtain a position on his party's primary ballot. Matt obtained a felony conviction against the judge for Tampering With a Government Record.
• The prosecution of a judge's chief clerk for stealing tax payer funds by pocketing criminal fines paid by citizens. Matt obtained a theft conviction against the clerk and the clerk was sent to prison for 42 months.
• The prosecution of an insurance agent from a prominent insurance carrier that ran a Ponzi scheme on clients that trusted the agent to invest their money in annuities. Matt obtained a 25- year prison sentence for Theft and Securities Fraud.
• The prosecution of an oil and gas land man for misappropriating funds paid by investors for gas wells. Matt obtained a 25-year prison for Theft.
• The prosecution of the murder of a young boy that occurred in 1973 on the East Side of Fort Worth. This is thought to be among the oldest cold cases to ever be successfully prosected in Tarrant County. Matt obtained a 40-year prison sentence for Murder on this case.

Johnson County

Matt started his career in Johnson County. While almost all prosecutors start out prosecuting misdemeanor offenses, Matt started his career by prosecuting serious felony offenses. Within 1 year of practicing law, Matt was trying Murder and Aggravated Sexual Assault cases to a jury. His work did not stop in the trial court. After just 5 years of practicing law, Matt became board certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Matt became on of the youngest lawyers in history of the State of Texas to accomplish this feat. Matt is also board certified in Criminal Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocates.