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Matthew Reilly is a litigation associate and Registered Patent Attorney who brings nearly seven years of hands-on engineering experience to his legal practice. Matthew defends clients in patent litigation across technology-intensive industries—including automotive, aviation, semiconductor, medical device, and oil and gas—leveraging real-world engineering insight to deliver technically informed counsel. 

Matthew Reilly is a litigation associate and a Registered Patent Attorney with nearly seven years of hands-on engineering experience. Before attending law school, Matthew served in various engineering roles at multiple companies in the medical device industry, where he led cross-functional teams in developing complex products. His deep technical background—including expertise in mechanical engineering design, product development, regulatory strategy, and cross-functional team leadership—gives Matthew a unique ability to understand clients' products, challenges, and legal landscape from the inside out.

Matthew earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law and served as an Associate Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering summa cum laude from Baylor University. Matthew is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is admitted to the Texas State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas.

Matthew has defended clients in patent litigation across a range of technology-intensive industries, including automotive, aviation, semiconductor, medical device, and oil and gas. Matthew's combination of legal credentials and real-world engineering experience positions him to provide clients with sophisticated, technically informed patent litigation counsel.

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Credentials

J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, magna cum laude & Order of the Coif

B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University, summa cum laude

Texas

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Credentials

J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, magna cum laude & Order of the Coif

B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University, summa cum laude

Texas

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office