About Matthew

Matthew Davidson built his legal career steadily and deliberately. He moved from clerkship to private practice in a little over a year, then expanded into partnerships and firm leadership. Colleagues describe a lawyer who has steadily increased his responsibilities and his footprint across Texas municipal and traffic courts.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. He later earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 2011. Those years framed an early interest in courtroom practice and local government law, which shows up repeatedly in the roles he has taken since law school.

He started working in county government as a law clerk at the Travis County Lawyer’s Office in 2010. After graduating, he launched his first solo practice under his own name and alternated between solo work and short stints at small firms. In 2011 he listed his practice as Matthew L. Davidson, Lawyer at Law. He spent time at the Cofer Law Office in 2012, then returned to his own practice in 2013. By 2014 he had moved into a partner role at Davidson Law Office, and in 2016 he became a partner at Davidson Law Group. The trajectory shows a move from individual practitioner to firm leadership over the course of a few years.

Davidson’s organizational involvement is broad. He has been a member of the American Bar Association, the Dallas and Tarrant County bar associations, and multiple young lawyers groups since 2011. He holds leadership posts in organizations oriented to traffic law: he has served as President of Traffic Lawyers of Texas since 2014 and as a Director of Traffic Lawyers of Tarrant County since the same year. He has been affiliated with Elder Counsel and Wealth Counsel since 2016, and he has participated in local municipal justice and criminal defense associations. Some memberships, such as his earlier participation in the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section and the Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, ended in 2016.

He practices in Texas and maintains a presence in several local offices. His listed locations include Tyler, Fort Worth, and Allen. He handles traffic and municipal court representation and works on matters related to elder law and wealth planning. His current practice focuses on those areas and on serving clients across the firm’s regional offices.

Education

Regent University School of Law

J.D. (2011) | Law

2008

University of Texas - Austin

B.A. (2006) | English, American Studies

2002

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Partner

Davidson Law Group
2016

Partner

Davidson Law Office
2014

Lawyer

Matthew L. Davidson, Lawyer at Law
2013

Lawyer

Cofer Law Office
2012

Lawyer

Matthew L. Davidson, Lawyer at Law
2011

Law Clerk

Travis County Lawyer s Office
2010

Accepted Jurisdictions

Texas

Professional Associations

Elder Counsel

has membership 2016 - Current

Wealth Counsel

has membership 2016 - Current

Municipal Justice Bar Association of Dallas

has membership 2015 - Current

Group Legal Services Association

has membership 2015 - Current

Fort Worth South

has membership 2014 - Current

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

has membership 2014 - Current

Traffic Lawyers of Texas

President 2014 - Current

Traffic Lawyers of Tarrant County

Director 2014 - Current

American Bar Association

has membership 2011 - Current

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

has membership 2011 - Current

Dallas Bar Association

has membership 2011 - Current

Tarrant County Bar Association

has membership 2011 - Current

Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association

has membership 2011 - Current

Texas Young Lawyers Association

has membership 2011 - Current

Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

has membership 2014 - 2016

State bar of Texas, Family Law Section

has membership 2011 - 2016

Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association

has membership 2011 - 2016

Municipal Justice Bar Association of Texas

has membership 2013 - 2014