Matt is a director at Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., who practices in the areas of litigation, business law, construction law, and insurance law. Originally from Holmes County, Matt attended college and law school at the University of Akron, and is a member of the Ohio, Stark, and Tuscarawas Bar Associations and was selected to serve as a mentor for the Ohio Supreme Court's Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program.  Matt is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Matt has built a client base which ranges from individuals in need of occasional advice to companies requiring assistance on a daily basis. A veteran of many jury trials, appeals, and hundreds of depositions, Matt’s clients have come to expect advice designed to prevent disputes when it is possible, and aggressive representation when it is not. 

As part of an insurance defense practice, Matt routinely defends insurance companies and their policy holders in cases involving automobile accidents, premises liability issues, design defects, professional negligence, interpretation of insurance contracts, and other legal issues.

In addition to providing legal representation, Matt has authored articles published in Ohio legal journals on issues such as insurance and construction law, and has spoken to nursing students on standards of care issues, insurance representatives on claims handling  issues, college students on paralegal issues, coaches on participant liability claims, and at general seminars on estate planning, business, and safety issues. He is also participated as a mock trial judge for high school and law school competitions. 

Active in his community, Matt is a founding and current Board Member of the Garaway Education Foundation, has served as Chairperson for several levy campaigns in the district, and has recently been recognized as Garaway’s “Citizen of the Year” award for volunteer work on behalf of the district. He is a current Board Member of the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation and a Board Member, Governance Committee Member, and Retention and Expansion Committee Member of the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce.  He has previously served as a Board Member for the Holmes County Board of Elections, Holmes County Park District, the Ohio Swiss Festival Committee, and the Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community.  Matt has been named as a "Top Business Leader Under 40" by the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce (2008), "Volunteer of the Year" by the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce (2008), and has also been named one of "Ohio Rising Stars" (2005 & 2009) by Cincinnati Magazine Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition and superlawyers.com, and has been named to the list of Ohio Super Lawyers® (2010).  Matt currently holds the exclusive AV Rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory as designated by his colleagues.

In addition to coaching numerous elementary age sports teams, Matt is also a volunteer assistant coach of the Garaway High School Cross Country Team.  He is also a current Trustee and past Leadership Team member for the NewPointe Community Church.  
 
Matt resides near Sugarcreek with his wife Jolene and their four children.