About Matthew B.
Matthew B. Smith trained at Louisiana State University for both undergraduate and law school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at LSU and went on to receive his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. His education kept him embedded in the Louisiana legal community from early on.
He began his professional career in private practice and joined Kean Miller LLP as an associate in 2013. That early role placed him in a firm known for handling matters across state and federal courts. Over the years he has maintained active ties to local bar organizations and national groups, staying engaged with peers and the evolving demands of court practice.
Smith is admitted to practice in Louisiana and holds admissions to several federal district courts in the state, including the Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. Those admissions enable him to take cases at both the state and federal levels. He has also kept an active presence in professional groups that reflect a range of interests and legal functions.
His professional memberships include the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the Baton Rouge Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association and LMOGA. He participates in those organizations as part of his ongoing professional development. The associations give him direct access to local and regional legal conversations and provide forums for case law updates, procedural changes and networking with other counsel.
Colleagues describe him as steady and practical in approach. He favors clear lines of analysis and prepares thoroughly for court filings and hearings. He is comfortable in both courtroom settings and in drafting motions and pleadings. The mix of state and federal admissions means he regularly addresses issues that cross jurisdictional lines.
He is based at Kean Miller LLP and continues to practice there. His work involves representing clients in Louisiana and in the federal district courts that serve the state, handling matters that require state-law knowledge as well as familiarity with federal court procedures. He maintains active memberships in several professional organizations that inform his work in those courts.
