T. Matthew Creech

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Matt Creech has a civil litigation practice with a focus on commercial and employment matters.  He also has experience in product liability actions, civil rights actions, various tort actions, insurance coverage disputes, and landlord/tenant disputes.  Matt has represented clients in the North Carolina Superior Court, the North Carolina Business Court, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina.

Prior to joining Smith Moore Leatherwood, Matt gained valuable experience during his three-year federal clerkship in the Middle District of North Carolina.  He clerked two years for United States Magistrate Judges Wallace W. Dixon, Russell A. Eliason, and P. Trevor Sharp, and clerked his final year for United States District Judge N. Carlton Tilley, Jr.


Education

  • J.D., Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law, 2004
  • M.S., Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, 2000
  • B.A., Virginia Military Institute, 1996

Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2004
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2006
  • United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 2007
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2007
  • United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 2006

Academic Honors

  • Penn State Law Review, 2002-2004
  • The Dickinson School of Law Woolsack Honor Society, 2004
  • Appellate Moot Court Board, 2003-2004

Professional Memberships

  • Greensboro Bar Association
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Guilford Inn of Court
  • NCBA, Military Issues Committee Chair, 2008-2009

Experience

  • Clerkship, United States District Judge N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 2006-2007
  • Clerkship, United States Magistrate Judges Wallace W. Dixon, Russell A. Eliason, and P. Trevor Sharp, United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 2004-2006