Matthew is a partner in the litigation department of Eckell Sparks in Media, PA. Matthew joined Eckell Sparks in September of 2013 after finishing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable John P. Capuzzi, Sr., in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.

Matthew received his J.D. from the Widener University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude.  While at Widener, he served as the Business Editor on Editorial Board of the Widener Law Review and was an active member of the Moe Levine Honor Society for Trial Advocacy.  While in law school, Matthew was a certified legal intern with the Office of the District Attorney in Delaware County, where he was able to polish his trial skills in various district courts during preliminary hearings.  Matthew completed his undergraduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in Political Science and Journalism.

Matthew is a member of both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars.

He is currently the Solicitor for the Radnor Haverford Marple Sewer Authority and the Marple Township Zoning Hearing Board and is the President of the Marple Newtown School Board.

Matthew lives in Marple Township with his family.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Automobile Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Insurance Litigation
• Products Liability
• Family Law
• Business and Contract Litigation
• Real Estate

Admitted to Practice

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Education

• Widener University, School of Law;  Juris Doctorate awarded in 2011
  • Graduated magna cum laude
  • Widener Law Review, Editorial Board, Business Editor
  • Member of the Moe Levine Honor Society for Trial Advocacy
  • Widener Merit Scholar
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Teaching Assistant: Professor Ken Kristl, Property I
• The Pennsylvania State University; Bachelor of Arts awarded in 2007
  • Majors: Political Science and Journalism
  • Penn State Dance MaraTHON-THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world and is a year round fundraising event benefiting the Four Diamonds Fund, a charity working to overcome pediatric cancer at the Penn State Children’s Hospital.

• Graduated magna cum laude
• Widener Law Review, Editorial Board, Business Editor
• Member of the Moe Levine Honor Society for Trial Advocacy
• Widener Merit Scholar
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Teaching Assistant: Professor Ken Kristl, Property I

• Majors: Political Science and Journalism
• Penn State Dance MaraTHON-THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world and is a year round fundraising event benefiting the Four Diamonds Fund, a charity working to overcome pediatric cancer at the Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Professional Membership

• Delaware County Bar Association
• DCBA Young Lawyers’ Section
• Guy G. deFuria Chapter of the American Inns of Court
• The Broomall Rotary Club
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers’ Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association

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