I always knew I would be an attorney because my uncle was a prosecutor and then a successful defense attorney and I wanted to do what he did. I graduated Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1998 and I started Seton Hall University School of Law at Newark, New Jersey the fall of that same year. I attended law school part time, however, because I also worked 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. That was my life for four years until I graduated Seton Hall in 2002 and immediately hung my shingles. I never worked for anyone as a practicing attorney, except my clients of course. After all, I did everything an attorney does at the firm I worked at while attending law school for four years, except representing clients in court. Still, I accompanied the attorneys I worked for plenty of times on the cases I worked on, filed motions, briefs, etc… When I got my license to practice, I was ready to go out on my own. 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.
- Seton Hall University School of Law
- J.D.
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- State University of New York - Stony Brook
- B.A. (1998) | History and Political Science
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- Honors: Cum Laude
- Activities: Intramural Basketball and President of Alpha Epsilon Pi Iolta Delta Chapter Senior Year of College
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- Attorney / Founder
- Law Office of Leon Matchin LLC
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- Clerk
- Law offices of Robert Diorio
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- Adjunct Professor
- State University of New York Stony Brook
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- Preparing for a DUI Marijuana Charge
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- Attorney Leon Matchin
- Criminal and DUI Representation
- BNI
- Future Lawyers
- Law Club
- Internship, Business Law Class, Rutgers University
- Rutgers University Business Law Class
- Spoke before an intern's business law class at his university. The intern interned for me during his last semester of college.
- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Municipal Court Trial Attorney
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Top 10
- National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbel Lawyers Service
- A+
- Better Business Bureau
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers
- Featured Attorney
- Avvo
- South Jersey Legal Services (Private Attorney Involvement Program)
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- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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- Federal Court Third Circuit
- Secretary
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- New Jersey State Bar # 000062002
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- New Jersey
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- 3rd Circuit
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- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- English: Spoken, Written
- Russian
- Q. I wanted to know if fingerprint evidence needs to be handed over in Discovery
- A: if the state is using it to prove the case then yes definitely if not you may request it as exculpatory evidence and if they refuse you file a motion with the court
- Q. What exactly is considered "peering" in windows. And how high is the burden of proof?
- A: burden of proof is beyond reasonable doubt
- Q. How close do you have to be to a window to be charged with peering in the window?
- A: It depends on whether you are with or without binoculars and/or a telescope.
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