Matt joined Jamal Law Group as an Associate Lawyer in 2024 after completing their articles under the mentorship of an award-winning civil litigator and two of the most experienced criminal defence lawyers in the province. They graduated from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC in 2022 with a Specialization in Law & Social Justice. Prior to attending law school, they completed a Bachelor’s of Science in Cognitive Systems from UBC, during which they co-authored a biopsychology paper and participated extensively in on-campus organizations such as the AMS’s Resource Groups, coordinating events and providing funding to initiatives for diverse and marginalized students.

 During law school, Matt volunteered with LSLAP and the Innocence Project, providing legal assistance for low-income clients confronting issues ranging from disputes with landlords to wrongful convictions. Throughout their final year of law school, Matt was an oralist on the school’s team at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court. This team came in 2nd place in the Canadian rounds of the competition, was the first team from UBC to win a place in the international rounds in almost 20 years, and tied for 14th place among teams worldwide for its written submissions.

 Throughout their articles, Matt worked in a wide range of practice areas, such as family, criminal defence, personal injury, commercial disputes, cyberspace, and employee-side employment. This experience has informed their approach to law — using creative, out-of-the-box approaches to get clients the results they need in a timely, cost-effective, painless manner.

LANGUAGES: English

PERSONAL INTERESTS: When at home, Matt can occasionally be found listening to avant-garde math rock and reading dense texts about political economy or local history while cooking recipes from a wide range of cuisines (at least to the extent they can while fending off their roommate’s cat, who loves cooked meat and fresh fruit).