R. Matthew Black (“Matt”) joined Haney Phinyowattanachip PLLC in 2021, after completing a clerkship in the Alexandria Circuit Court for the judges of the 18th Judicial Circuit of Virginia.
Matt earned his law degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he served as Note Editor for the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, and Vice-Chair of the W&L Moot Court Executive Board. Additionally, Matt represented individuals with limited financial resources as a student attorney, through the Community Legal Practice Center.
Prior to law school, Matt was a fourth grade teacher in Brevard County, Florida. He obtained his undergraduate degree in History at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, and his M.A. degree in Social Science Education at the University of Central Florida.