Education
- Eastern University, MBA, Organizational Management
- State University of New York College at Buffalo, BA Communication Studies
- Loyola Law School, Loyola Law School Journalist’s program, Fellow
Professional Association
- Legal Marketing Association, Member
- Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Member
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Member
- American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), Member
Community Involvement
- Volunteer Soccer Coach — Lakeview 2010-2011
- Village of Blasdell Planning Board — 2010-2011
- Village of Blasdell Trustee — 2011-2015
- Junior Achievement of WNY Classroom Mentor — 2016-2019
- Board of Trustees, Hamburg Public Library — 2018-2019
Professional Recognition
- 2017 Bunkers in Baghdad President’s Award
- 2015 Best Non-Fiction Children’s Young Adult Book, American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Six-time New York Press Association Award Winner:
- 2013 “Best Column”
- 2013 “Best Editorial”
- 2013 “Best Feature”
- 2012 “Best Feature”
- 2010 “Best Feature”
- 2007 “Best Column”
News & Presentations
- Gross Shuman P.C. Names Matt Chandler Director of Marketing & Business Development – Buffalo Business First
- CLE Co-Presenter, "Marketing and Ethics for Young Attorneys," 2021
In this role, he leads all public relations and marketing initiatives for the firm, including:
- Media relations
- Managing the firm's social media accounts
- Managing the firm website
- Creating all written materials to advance the firm and support its attorneys
- Working with attorneys to craft legal blogs and client alerts
- Creating content and designing the firm's client newsletter
- Networking to earn opportunities for the attorneys to present at CLEs and other speaking events
- Drafting RFP responses and other business development materials.
- Assisting with all other PR/marketing needs
