| Matthew D. Easton |
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 Matt Easton, the second youngest son of W. Douglas Easton, has grown up most of his life with the strong desire to work with his father in providing passionate service to the legal community. Matt spent almost every summer since High School working for his father’s law firm in various capacities and, in doing so, he saw how the Law Offices of W. Douglas Easton can really help the ordinary person achieve extraordinary and needed aid in their individual lives. In this period, he also developed a passion for the law and specifically the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice. While Matt is just beginning his legal career, he comes to the Law Offices of W. Douglas Easton with high marks and accomplishments in college and law school. Matt received his B.A. in 2006 from Brigham Young University, where he majored in English and minored in Philosophy and Editing. Whittier Law School awarded Matt a full academic scholarship which paid his full tuition for all three years of law school at Whittier. In 2009, Matt received his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Whittier Law School, graduating in the top 10% of his class. He was admitted to the California Bar in 2009. While at Whittier Law School, Matt was chosen as the “Best Oral Advocate” of the 3rd Annual Susan E. McGuigan Oral Advocacy Competition. Matt competed in numerous other oral advocacy competitions on behalf of both the Trial Advocacy Honors Board and Moot Court Honors Board during his time at Whittier Law School. In 2008, Matt was selected as the Chief Justice of the Moot Court Honors Board and served in that position from 2008 till his graduation in 2009. Matt was also a graduating member of Whittier’s prestigious Law Review, where he assisted in the editing and publication of numerous scholarly legal articles. In addition, Matt’s own article was published in the Whittier Law Review in Fall 2008 (Volume 30, Number 1). Matt’s article, “Disparate Outcomes Among Medical Malpractice Victims: A New Look at an Equal Protection Challenge to MICRA,” allowed him to passionately address the continuing problems that MICRA poses to California medical malpractice victims, which is an issue he has seen the effects of first-hand through his work at the Law Offices of W. Douglas Easton. Matt also continues to serve as a guest coach and judge for oral advocacy teams competing through Whittier Law School’s Trial Advocacy Honors Board and Moot Court Honors Board. While Matt grew up in Orange County and has a strong love for the community here, he also spent two years abroad in Mexico City on a mission for his church. There he sincerely fell in love with the Hispanic culture and the people that so warmly welcomed him into their lives. Matt is also an Eagle Scout and continues to enjoy many outdoor activities including camping, snow skiing, rock climbing, and wakeboarding. Matt has a strong sense of family commitment, much like his parents, and truly feels blessed to work alongside his father and brother. In addition, Matt and his wife Rachel were just recently married and now look forward to starting their own arm of the Easton family together. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (714) 850-4590 Click on the following link to read an article published by Matthew D. Easton regarding the difficult plight facing California Medical Malpractice Victims and the way in which the California Courts should redress the issue. |
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