Matthew was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Social Thought with a concentration in Spanish.  While attending California Western School of Law, Matthew served as President of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society and Vice President of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society and earned various awards such as the Academic Achievement Award and the Telecommunications Award.

Matthew joined the Kazerouni Law Group, APC in 2011 and served in an of-counsel capacity to the firm and subsequently became a Partner.  Thereafter, Matthew started Loker Law, APC in 2019.

LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN:
All California State Courts
California Supreme Court
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the District of Arizona (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Northern (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Southern (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (pro hac vice)

RECENT MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Horrific Post Short Sale & Foreclosure Collection Practices: Interview with Mike Turnquist of 7th Level Real Estate regarding the January 21, 2016 California Supreme Court decision of Coker v. JPMorgan Chase. 

Real Estate Radio, AM 1220 KDOW: Consumer Rights, Credit Questions & Identity Theft. 

Lawsuit Filed Against Grindr Dating App.  By Brenda Craig, . 

Wall Street Business Network, AM 1220 KDOW: Anything & Everything Credit Bureaus and Consumer Rights. 

Junk debt: How the open market for delinquent debts leads to lawsuits and wage garnishments.  By Colin Rigley, New Times SLO, Cover Story. 

KLAS-TV Interview re Kazerouni Law Group, APC Class Action Against Manny Pacquiao; and, Pacquiao's Promoters. 

Dating App's Premium Package Has Unfair Cancellation Process.  By Brenda Craig, . 

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Ethical Conundrums in Debt Collection, Ethics MCLE presented by the State Bar of California. 
Guest Lecturer for AP English at Morro Bay High School
Debt Collection in the Age of Technology and the CFPB, 88th Annual California State Bar Association Meeting. 
Home Buyer's Workshop with Century 21. 
Hot Topics with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act presented by the American Bar Association ("ABA")
California Western School of Law
University of California, Irvine
Central Coast Paralegal Association
California Polytechnic State University
Business Networking International
San Luis Obispo County Drug & Alcohol Services

ORGANIZATIONS
Business Law Section, State Bar of California
Lawyer Referral & Information Service
National Association of Consumer Advocates
NACA Debt Defense eCourse Development Team
Member of American Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
San Luis Obispo Bar Association

AWARDS
2015 M&Awards - Best Consumer Rights Lawyer - California
The Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services presented by the State Bar of California, Board of Governors
Award for Academic Excellence presented by California Western School of Law
Andrea L. Johnson Telecommunications Award presented by California Western School of Law
Academic Honors in the Creative Problem Solving Concentration presented by California Western School of Law
Pro Bono Honors Society Award presented by California Western School of Law