Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, Matthew Carlyon focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, legal ethics and insurance litigation. Matthew also has experience providing bankruptcy-related litigation assistance to diverse corporate entities, financial institutions, and Debtors.
Matthew served as assistant Bar counsel in the state of Nevada, where he prosecuted allegations of attorney misconduct before disciplinary panels and the Nevada Supreme Court.
Professional Leadership
Matthew is a member of the State Bars of Nevada and Illinois.
Community Leadership
As an instructor at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Matthew taught free classes in small claims litigation.
He also served as a truancy judge for the Clark County Truancy Diversion Program where he served as a mentor to at-risk elementary and middle school students.
Matthew provides lectures on legal ethics for the National Business Institute.
Education
Matthew received a B.A. degree, with honors, in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago in 2008 and his J.D. from the Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2012.
Publications & Presentations
- “Law Firm Breakups and Lateral Transfers: An Ethics Guide,” National Business Institute Online Seminar, December 2024.
- “Intro to Civility and Professionalism in Legal Practice,” The Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, Recordkeeping Requirements, and More. National Business Institute Online Seminar, June 2024.
- “State Bar of Nevada’s Jurisdiction over Federal Practitioners” – Nevada Lawyer, May 2020.
- “Can I Venmo you?” – Nevada Lawyer, September 2019.
- “The Virtual Attorney” – Nevada Lawyer, October 2018.
- “Inactive Attorneys and the Digital Footprint” – Nevada Lawyer, March 2018.
- “Bankruptcy Courts Deny Relief to Marijuana Businesses” – ABI Journal, December 2014.
Admissions
- State Bar of Illinois
- State Bar of Nevada
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Nevada
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Nevada
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit.
