atthew Clay Pierce is a 4th generation attorney. Carl Mapes, his great grandfather, was an attorney and Congressman from Michigan in the early 1900s. His grandfather, Robert Littell Pierce, and father, David Littell Pierce, were admitted to the California Bar in 1946 and 1973, respectively. He is honored to follow in their footsteps.

Matthew completed his undergraduate studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in May of 2003. He graduated from Loyola Law School in 2007 with fellow Wesierski and Zurek Associate Carl Kremer. While at Loyola, Matthew clerked for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office and was a 3-time intramural basketball champion. He was admitted to the California Bar in June of 2008. Matthew is licensed to practice before all the courts of the state of California as well as the United States District Court, Central District of California.