Biography
Before joining the firm in 2020, Mathew Brady had over 30 years' experience in handling business, employment, and related legal matters, including serving as the Chief Legal Officer of an oil and gas exploration and production company and its hospitality and commercial property subsidiaries. Mr. Brady relies on his significant experience working in a corporate setting to assist his business clients with employment and business issues including writing policies and procedures, overseeing investigations, handling administrative hearings, interacting with regulatory agencies and pursuing their interests through arbitration and litigation. Prior to serving as corporate counsel, Mr. Brady had many years' experience handling a wide variety of business, employment, and general civil litigation.
In addition to his many years serving as an attorney in Kern County, Mr. Brady's diverse background includes his prior service as Counsel to the Committee on House Administration; U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. (2000), as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Bakersfield (1994-2002), and as a judge pro tem for the Kern County Superior Court (2009-2012).
Education
- McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California
- J.D. - 1988
- California State College, Bakersfield, California
- B.A. - 1982
- Major: Political Science
Professional Associations
- Kern County Bar Association, In-House Counsel Section, Member and Past President, 2010 to 2020
- California Lawyers Association, Business Law Section and Labor & Employment Law Section, Member
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- California, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1988