Matthew Fox was born and raised in Long Island, New York. While attending Hofstra Law School, Matthew served as a member of the editorial board of the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, where he was able to hone his legal writing and advocacy skills. Matthew was a finalist in Hofstra Law’s Dispute Resolution Society Internal Competition. eep_attorney_matt Prior to joining the firm, Matthew was able to develop his legal writing and advocacy skills by serving as a legal intern for the Corporation Counsel for the City of Long Beach, where he drafted and submitted an appellate brief and represented the City of Long Beach in small claims actions. Prior to attending law school, Matthew worked in the retirement services industry, but soon learned that his passion was in the field of law.