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ABOUT ME

Matt was elected as the Pottawattamie County Attorney in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 2002, after working as a criminal defense lawyer and federal judicial law clerk.  He has been a trial lawyer for twenty years, successfully handling dozens of state and federal jury trials - many of which have been subject to considerable trial publicity.  He is a Past President of the Iowa County Attorneys Association (ICAA) and routinely trains prosecutors and law enforcement officers on effective trial practice.  Matt has been a National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) faculty member since 2009 and sits on the NDAA National Board of Directors.  Matt was recently inducted as a Fellow with the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers.

EDUCATION

1992 - 1995

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

Sacramento, California

Juris Doctorate with Distinction

1989 - 1991

Graceland University

Lamoni, Iowa

B.A. in Business Administration; Physics Minor

1987 - 1989

United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, Connecticut

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