Partner (Appellate, Matrimonial, Estate And Criminal Litigation)
CurrentMat chairs both the Firm's Divorce/Family Practice and Appellate Practice group and handles divorce, estate, adoption, and criminal litigation. Mat has tried jury and bench trials and has been counsel of record in 60 Appellate Division and/or Supreme Court matters, including: Woytas v. Greenwood Tree, 237 N.J. 501 (2019); Bisbing v. Bisbing, 230 N.J. 309 (2017); Quinn v. Quinn, 225 N.J. 34 (2016); In re Child by J.E.V., 226 N.J. 90 (2016); Bisbing v. Bisbing, 445 N.J. Super. 207 (App. Div. 2016); In re Adoption of Child by J.E.V., 442 N.J. Super. 472 (App. Div. 2015); and Clark v. Clark, 429 N.J. Super. 61 (App. Div. 2012). In both 2017 and 2018, the New Jersey Law Journal selected Mat as a finalist for its "Attorney of the Year"Award (1 of 3 attorneys in New Jersey). Mat has been selected as a New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star in appellate practice, family law, and criminal law; he received an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell (the highest possible rating); he was selected by the National Law Journal as a "Trailblazer"; and he was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal in 2015 as a "New Leader of the Bar."Speaking Engagements/Presentations:-"Family Law Appeals" with Justices LaVecchia and Patterson; Judges Fuentes, Cuff, and Lihotz (2018, NJICLE)-"Appearing before the Appellate Division" with Judge Jack M. Sabatino, P.J.A.D. (2017, NJAJ)-"Evidence for Family Lawyers" with Hon. David Ironson, J.S.C. (2017, NJICLE)-"Cohabitation" seminar with Hon. Michael Hubner, J.S.C. (2016, MCBA)-Moderated seminar feat. Justice Virginia Long, Judge Carchman, Judge Enright (2014)-Moderated seminar feat. Justice Anne Patterson; and Judges Axelrad, Sabatino, Stern (2014)-Moderated seminar feat. Justice Anne Patterson and Judges Axelrad, Sabatino, Stern (2013)-"Hot tips for Family Lawyers" at NJICLE (2012)-"Family Law and Privacy" at NJICLE (2011)-“Doing It Right on Appeal” at NJSBA Convention with Appellate Judges Stern and Lihotz (2011)