Matt is the managing partner of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm. Matt graduated from high school in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. After high school, Matt enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Matt served four years in the Marine Corps infantry and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After his service ended, Matt moved to Las Vegas and completed his undergraduate education at College of Southern Nevada and University of Phoenix, graduating with a degree in Business Marketing.

Matt graduated magna cum laude from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law (2012). While attending Boyd, Matt was a member of the Society of Advocates moot court team. In his second year of law school, Matt began his employment at Claggett & Sykes Law Firm as a law clerk. After passing the bar exam, Matt was hired by Claggett & Sykes Law Firm as an associate attorney. Matt is now a partner at Claggett & Sykes Law Firm and oversees the firm's legal writing and research department.