Atty. Leon Matchin
I always knew I would be an attorney.My uncle was a prosecutor and a successful defence attorney, so why not do what he does? I graduated Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1998.
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Leon Matchin is a Member based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, practicing at Law Offices of Leon Matchin LLC. They have 24+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2002. Their practice focuses on dui/dwi, drug crimes, criminal defense, theft, and traffic. Admitted to practice in New Jersey United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2002). Educated at Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2002) and State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A. History, 1998). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in New Brunswick, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- I always knew I would be an attorney.My uncle was a prosecutor and a successful defence attorney, so why not do what he does?
- I graduated Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1998
- I started Seton Hall University School of Law at Newark, New Jersey the fall of that same year, part time
- Also that year I got a full time job at a law firm in Elizabeth, New Jersey from which it was an easy 15 minute commute to my night classes to law school for four years
- I graduated Seton Hall in 2002 and immediately hung my shingles
- I never worked for anyone as a practicing attorney
- I did everything an attorney does at the firm I worked at, except of course represent clients in court
- When I got my license to practice I went out on my own right away
- I was 26 years old
- My four years working and studying gave me the confidence and knowledge to take such a leap of faith at such a young age
- I am still working for myself as a practicing attorney to this day representing clients in court charged with various criminal, drunk driving and traffic offenses
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Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Brunswick are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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