About Joshua Adam
Joshua Adam Matz followed an uncommon academic route to the law. He earned undergraduate credentials at the University of Pennsylvania, pursued graduate study at Oxford University (MSt), and completed his legal education at Harvard Law School, receiving his J.D. in 2016. Those years on three campuses gave him exposure to different methods of analysis and modes of argument. He has described that range of training as a useful foundation for practice in a busy, detail-driven environment.
After law school, Matz moved into private practice. He is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, based in New York. At the firm he works alongside trial lawyers and other litigators who handle complex matters. His role as partner places him at the center of case strategy, client counseling and team management within the office.
Matz is licensed in New York and holds current membership in the New York State Bar. That jurisdictional base shapes the matters he handles and the procedural rules that guide his courtroom work. Colleagues note that he is often engaged in litigation-related tasks that require careful briefing, oral argument preparation and coordination with co-counsel.
His academic background informs his approach to legal questions. Time at Oxford familiarized him with comparative perspectives. Harvard sharpened his facility with statutory and constitutional argument. The combination of those experiences and an undergraduate education from the University of Pennsylvania contributes to the analytical habits he brings to client matters. He is comfortable shifting between detailed factual development and broader legal framing when a case demands it.
Outside the office, Matz maintains professional connections through the New York State Bar and through firm-related activities. He has participated in team-based trial preparation and client-facing meetings. His colleagues rely on him for substantive drafting and for articulating positions under tight deadlines. He balances those responsibilities with the administrative duties that come with partnership.
He practices at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP in New York, where he focuses on representing clients in matters brought in New York courts and under New York law.
