Attorney Matthew A. Slater is an experienced trial attorney and has litigated many jury and bench trials at various state court levels. He is licensed to practice law before all courts in Massachusetts, Florida, and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Matthew is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Dade County Bar Association.

Matthew is a former Assistant Public Defender for Miami-Dade County, Florida. He has successfully handled juvenile, criminal, white collar, and government investigations in a variety of diverse cases, ranging from misdemeanors to complex felonies. Matthew’s general legal practice encompasses criminal defense, estate planning, business startups, constitutional law, domestic relations, personal injury matters, and general litigation.


A graduate of Skidmore College (B.A. 2000, cum laude and Pi Sigma Alpha), Matthew was awarded the Henry T. Moore Prize in Government. In college, he worked as an intern for U.S. Senator Robert Smith (NH) in Washington, D.C. during the impeachment trial of President Clinton. Matthew received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 2003, and he served on the editorial board of the International and Comparative Law Review. His published work includes Trumpeting Justice: The Implications of U.S. Law and Policy for the International Rendition of Terrorists from Failed or Uncooperative States, 12 U. Miami Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 151 (2004). While in law school, Matthew was awarded Litigation Skills Honors and received the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Award.