Matt Allen practices general civil litigation, and he has been engaged in a range of matters including commercial litigation, products liability litigation, mass torts litigation, and employment litigation.  He is also engaged in the rezoning of properties. Matt was named by Benchmark Litigation as one of twelve “Future Stars” in Mississippi. 

He joined the Brunini Firm in 2005 after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Barbour, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Matt received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the National Moot Court Team, the Review of Litigation, and served as Assistant Moot Court Director for the Board of Advocates.

Representative Matters

• Obtained a ruling from a three judge federal panel agreeing with the Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi's position regarding legislative redistricting in the State of Mississippi.  Obtained a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, along with Brian Kimball and Johnny Wade, affirming the district court’s dismissal of a professional negligence claim against Beverly Enterprises-Mississippi, Inc.
• Obtained order dismissing plaintiff's individual federal claims, class action claims, and compelling to arbitration all state law claims in Daniels v. Virginia College at Jackson, Virginia College, LLC, and Education Corporation of America in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. [Opinion].

Speeches & Publications

•  Covenants Not to Compete, Delta Business Journal (November 2007)
• Red Hot Topics in Litigation: Arbitration, distributed at Mississippi Bar Convention Summer School (July 2008)

Community & Professional Activities

• American Bar Association (former Chair of Young Lawyers Division Torts, Trials & Insurance Committee; Member Torts, Trials & Insurance, Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Mississippi Bar Association (Member, Sections on Business Law and Litigation)
• Federal Bar Association
• Capital Area Bar Association
• Mississippi Opera, Board of Directors
• New Stage Theatre, Board of Directors
• Jackson Young Lawyers (former co-chair of membership committee and “we the jury” committee)
• Hinds County Republican Party Executive Committee, Member
• Mississippi State University Alumni Association Central Mississippi Chapter Board of Directors, Member
• Downtown Jackson Partners Advisory Board of Directors, Member
• Leadership Mississippi, 2008-2009
• Leadership Greater Jackson, 2008-2009
• Healthcare Institute of Jackson, Advisory Board of Directors