Matt is a founding member of Schoonover & Moriarty LLC, a law firm that exclusively caters to contractors who work with the federal government. He earned a juris doctorate and master's degree from the University of Kansas and has clerked for the Honorable Julie A. Robinson of the U.S. District Court in Kansas. Prior to becoming an attorney, Matt was a newspaper reporter in his hometown of Southern Pines, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and History from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.