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Matthew T. Besmer

Associate

Matt is an associate attorney and a member of the firm’s litigation department. Before joining Dowling Aaron & Keeler, Matt was a Captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps where he prosecuted felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses; represented the U.S. Army in matters including internal government investigations, government ethics, fiscal law, labor law, contract law, and intellectual property law; and he represented hundreds of Soldiers and retirees in civil legal matters including estate planning, consumer law, family law, landlord-tenant law, tax law, and post judgment relief. Prior to joining the Army and while in law school, Matt worked in the complex litigation department of the Office of the Indiana Attorney General where he gained civil litigation experience working on multimillion dollar nonprofit fraud and misuse of asset cases. Matt also has experience as an analyst at a business consulting firm where he worked on debt financing deals and developing restructuring and growth plans for businesses in a variety of industries.

Representative Publications and Presentations
Matthew T. Besmer, Appointment Practice Under the SCRA: The Duties of Court-Appointed Counsel, Clearinghouse Review, September/October 2009 Issue

Disaster Legal Services presentations: FEMA IA Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2009; DLS training, Chicago, Illinois, June 2009; ABA YLD Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2009; National Legal Aid & Defender Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 2008

SCRA Attorney Appointment Requirements presentation, Virginia State Bar Military Law Section Board of Governors, Richmond, Virginia, October 2008

Professional Affiliations & Memberships
ABA Vice Director of Disaster Legal Services
Member, ABA Litigation Section