Matthew J. Bilker

Matthew is an associate in the litigation department of Eckell Sparks in Media, PA. Matthew joined Eckell Sparks in September of 2013 after finishing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable John P. Capuzzi, Sr., in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. In 2015, he was appointed as the Editor of the Delaware County Legal Journal.



Matthew currently serves as an Assistant County Solicitor in Delaware County’s Office of the Solicitor. Previously, he acted as Solicitor for the Marple Township Zoning Hearing Board.

Matthew is a member of both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. He has conducted CLEs and seminars on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Delaware County Bar Association.

In 2014, Matthew was appointed to serve on the Board of School Directors for the Marple Newtown School District. He was elected to a four-year term in November of 2015. He currently serves as Vice President of the Board and the Chairman of the Human Resources and Policy Committee.

Matthew received his J.D. from the Widener University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. While at Widener, he served as the Business Editor on Editorial Board of the Widener Law Review and was an active member of the Moe Levine Honor Society for Trial Advocacy. While in law school, Matthew was a certified legal intern with the Office of the District Attorney in Delaware County, where he was able to polish his trial skills in various district courts during preliminary hearings. Matthew completed his undergraduate studied at the Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in Political Science and Journalism.
Matthew lives in Marple Township with his wife, Kelly, and their children, Luke and Emilia

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

J.D. (2011)

2011

Honors: Graduated magna cum laude

Activities: Widener Law Review, Editorial Board, Business Editor Member of the Moe Levine Honor Society for Trial Advocacy Widener Merit Scholar Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Teaching Assistant: Professor Ken Kristl, Property I

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

B.A. (2007) | Political Science and Journalism

2007

Activities: Penn State Dance MaraTHON-THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world and is a year round fundraising event benefiting the Four Diamonds Fund, a charity working to overcome pediatric cancer at the Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Assistant County Solicitor

Delaware County’s Office of the Solicitor

Current

Vice President

Human Resources and Policy Committee- Marple Newtown School District

Current

Editor

Delaware County Legal Journal

2015 - Current

Board of Directors

Marple Newtown School District

2014 - Current

Attorney

Eckell, Sparks, Levy, Auerbach, Monte, Sloane, Matthews & Auslander, P.C.

2013 - Current

Judicial Clerk

Honorable John P. Capuzzi, Sr.

2013

State Bar of Pennsylvania

Member

Current

Delaware County Bar Association

Member

Current

DCBA Young Lawyers’ Section-Executive Board

Member

Current

Guy G. deFuria Chapter of the American Inns of Court

Member

Current

The Broomall Rotary Club

Member

Current

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

• Premises Liability
• Automobile Accidents
• Zoning and Land Use
• General Litigation