Prior to joining the Federal Public Defender’s Office, Matthew worked in The Brooklyn Defender Services’ Homicide Unit, as a Court Liaison for Correction Health Services’ Mental Health Unit on Rikers Island, and as a Court Advocate with The Osborne Association. Matthew is a graduate of The Columbia University School of Social Work. Matthew earned his undergraduate degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and spent many years working in theater in New York City and around the country.