Matthew S. Akers
Partner
Matthew S. Akers is a founding partner of McCarthy & Akers, PLC. His practice focuses on real estate, estate planning, corporate law, and zoning, planning and land use.
Mr. Akers received his J.D. from the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he served as Executive Solicitations Editor of the Ave Maria Law Review. After graduation from law school, Mr. Akers clerked for the Honorable James L. Ryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, where he majored in Philosophy with minors in Economics and Theology.
Clerkship: Hon. James L. Ryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Areas Of Practice
- Corporate, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning
- Land Use
- Estate Planning
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate Law
- Zoning
Admitted
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
Education
Affiliations
- Warren County Bar Association Member
- Winchester/Frederick County Bar Association Member
Civic Involvement
Government Experience
- Town Attorney – Mount Jackson, VA
Charitable and Non-Profit Experience
- Vice President and Board Member – New Eve Maternity Home, Winchester, VA
- Finance Committee Chair– St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Front Royal, VA
- Board Member – Adult Care Center of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
- Board Member – Istituto del Sacro Cuore
- Board of The Village at Orchard Ridge
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