About Matt C.
Matt C. Pinsker built a legal resume quickly after finishing law school. He earned a B.A. in Government and History from the College of William and Mary in 2009, a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 2012 where he studied constitutional law, and an LL.M. from The George Washington University Law School in 2013 focusing on national security and U.S. foreign relations law. Those credentials set the stage for a mix of courtroom work, teaching, and government service.
Pinsker's first post‑graduate roles came in 2013. That year he served as a magistrate for the Supreme Court of Virginia and worked as a prosecutor for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, balancing classroom duties with early trial work. The combination of bench, prosecutor, and academic experience gave him a breadth of perspectives on how cases move through the system.
In 2014 Pinsker joined the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. His time in uniform added military justice to a portfolio that already included state criminal matters. He also began practicing under his own name in 2014, listing his title as Lawyer at Law. Service in the JAG Corps followed by civilian practice is a path that exposed him to both litigation and the procedural nuances of courts-martial and administrative hearings.
Pinsker later took a federal prosecutorial post. In 2018 he served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Department of Justice. That role placed him on the federal side of criminal prosecutions and added experience in handling matters that arise under federal statutes. The shift between roles—local prosecutor, military attorney, federal prosecutor—reflects a career that crosses jurisdictions and trial settings.
He maintains memberships in local and national organizations tied to criminal defense and DUI practice. Pinsker is a member of the Henrico County Bar Association and of the National College for DUI Defense. He also holds a life membership in the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Those affiliations align with the mix of criminal and trial work that appears across his record.
Pinsker now lists his office as Pinsker Law. His practice combines courtroom experience from state and federal prosecutions, service in the Army JAG Corps, and advanced study in national security law. He handles criminal defense work, including DUI matters, and takes cases that involve federal charges.
