Matthew C. Brown

     Matt has been a resident of Rochester Hills Michigan for over 45 years. He is a graduate of Oakland University and Wayne State Law School. He was admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in 1987. Matt has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He has been married to his wife Toni for over 46 years and they have two sons.  Their oldest son, Matthew J. Brown, is a partner at the firm. . 

Professional Experience

     While in law school, Matt worked as a student intern for Justice Patricia Boyle of the Michigan Supreme Court (now retired). To this day, Matt values the knowledge and experience gained from working with Justice Boyle and learning firsthand how cases of great importance in this state are analyzed and decided.

     After graduation, Matt was employed as a corporate attorney for Elias Brothers Big Boy Restaurants, Inc. As a corporate attorney, he learned the important nuances in representing a large company. While employed with Elias, Matt handled personal injury ,employment, transactional business law, litigation and trial work.s. Matt drafted the Company’s Employment Relations Manual that was utilized by company management. He also conducted several management seminars and provided training in employee relations. In addition to his employment responsibilities, he also drafted and implemented the Company’s Construction Law Manual to guide the Company’s construction department. Matt also managed the Company’s numerous leases, both representing the company as a landlord and as a tenant. In addition, Matt handled numerous commercial transactions such as sales of businesses, real estate, including the drafting of the transactional documents, negotiating and drafting contracts for franchising, sales, equipment leasing and numerous other transactions. Lastly, as a corporate attorney, Matt defended liability claims arising from accidents, slip and falls and successfully recovered in a lawsuit involving a large fire claim.

     After leaving Big Boy’s corporate legal department, Matt worked as an elder law specialist for Lakeshore Legal Services, Inc., a non-profit government funded agency. Matt represented persons 60 years of age and older. Matt gained an invaluable insight into the many unique legal problems facing older people. During his tenure at Lakeshore and for over 30 years since he has litigated many issues in the protection of older persons. Matt has also been doing estate planning since going into private practice in 1991, including the drafting of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, patient advocates, deeds and related documents.

     After leaving Lakeshore, Matt has been in private practice in the Rochester and Bloomfield Hills areas since 1991.. Matt is a long time member of the Rochester and Oakland County Bar Associations and has served as President of the Rochester Bar Association in 2000.  

     He has a successful trial record having tried civil jury trials, felony jury trials, bench trials, administrative hearings before the state of Michigan in the Wage and Hour Division, the Liquor Control Division, the Secretary of State and before the professional licensing division. In addition to formal trials, he has also handled private arbitration and mediation of cases in Michigan and Washington D.C.  

     Matt has obtained non-guilty verdicts in felonies and misdemeanor cases. He has obtained large verdicts in civil cases and “no cause” verdicts defending civil cases. He takes great pride in his trial skills and the art of persuasion.  

    Since 2013, Brown and Brown, PLC has focused its practice primarily in the areas of personal injury and estate planning.