Matthew is an attorney practicing law in Raleigh, North Carolina. He received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his J.D. from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, graduating in 2018. Since then, he has practiced with the Whitley Law Firm, representing individual plaintiffs. Born in Winston-Salem, Matthew grew up at Ardmore Baptist Church.