Matthew Hartman McKinney

Matthew H. McKinney is a member of BrownWinick and is active in the firm's government relations and litigation practice groups. Matthew 's practice focuses primarily in the areas of government relations and complex business litigation.

Matthew graduated from the University of Iowa in 2004, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and the University of Iowa Business School's Certificate in Entrepreneurship. Thereafter, Matthew received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Creighton University School of Law, while also earning certificates of concentration in litigation, and criminal law and procedure. Throughout law school, Matthew competed on Moot Court and Mock Trial traveling teams. While competing, he presented arguments in the Seventh, Eighth, and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Matthew was also the sole recipient of the David A. Svoboda Trial Advocacy award, recognizing excellence in trial advocacy.

Prior to joining BrownWinick in 2010, Matthew worked with Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., in Phoenix, Arizona, as an associate attorney. Matthew is also a former prosecutor, serving the State of Iowa as an Assistant Polk County Attorney under the direction of John P. Sarcone.

Matthew is admitted to practice in state courts in the State of Iowa (admitted 2007) and the State of Arizona (admitted 2008). Additionally, Matthew is admitted to practice in Iowa Federal District Court (northern and southern divisions) as well as in Colorado Federal District Court. Matthew previously served as a member of the Board of Directors and as Vice President-Elect for the Arizona Small Business Association (2009-2010) as well as a Director and Treasurer for the Maricopa County Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Division (2009-2010). Matthew is a member of the Polk County Bar Association, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors 2015), West Des Moines Leadership Academy (Class of 2012-2013), and the Des Moines Downtown Chamber. Matthew has also been appointed to serve on the Litigation Section Council and the Committee on Ethics and Practice Guidelines for the Iowa State Bar Association, serves as a Director for the Iowa Legal Aid Foundation and was appointed to the West Des Moines Sister Cities Commission from 2014-2016. He was elected to serve as Director and President of his Homeowners Association, Heritage Bend, in West Des Moines, Iowa for 2015 and was selected to serve as a Director on the West Des Moines Historical Society Board of Directors. Matthew is a graduate of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Class of 2014-2015.