Matthew Brinegar is a 2004 graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, where he was a member of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. He received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in political science from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Girard Gibbs, Mr. Brinegar served as Litigation Counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending, and represented low-income seniors as a staff attorney for AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly. He was also an Equal Justice Works fellow after graduating law school. He is the co-author of Policy and Litigation Barriers to Fighting Predatory Lending, 2 Northeastern U.L.J. 193 (2010), and is a frequent speaker on litigating predatory lending matters. He is a member of the California, Washington, District of Columbia, Illinois (inactive) and Florida (inactive) Bars.