Matthew C. Fallings focuses his practice on creditors’ rights, including residential and commercial foreclosures, REO transactions, title resolution, and ejectment actions. He represents corporate clients in both state and federal courts, utilizing his experience in litigation and settlement negotiations to achieve effective outcomes. Matthew has a strong foundation in contract law, insurance, and creditors’ rights law, and is known for helping clients feel prepared and confident, even in complex legal matters.
Matthew earned his Bachelor of Arts from Miami University in 2012, where he triple-majored in Philosophy, History, and Women’s Studies. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in Philosophy and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from Stony Brook University in 2014, where he presented his work at philosophy conferences both nationally and internationally. He later earned his Juris Doctor from Penn State Law in 2018.
During law school, Matthew gained valuable experience as a legal intern with the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Shoaf and Wencker, LLC, and the U.S. Department of Labor. He was also a finalist for the Moot Court team and served on the executive boards of both the Family Law Society and the Black Law Students Association. In 2020, he further expanded his education by earning an MBA certificate from Miami University.
Following graduation, Matthew served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jackie A. Bernard in the Blair County Court of Common Pleas, where he drafted judicial opinions and supported both criminal and civil proceedings. He later worked as a Prosecutor and Trial Attorney for the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, handling matters involving violations of state and federal utility regulations.
Matthew is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. Outside of his legal work, he enjoys playing chess and guitar, as well as exploring nature trails. He is originally from Centerville, Ohio.
Twyla Carter (she/her) serves as the Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of The Legal Aid Society, becoming the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead the organization in its 148-year history.
Prior to joining Legal Aid, Carter was the National Director of Legal and Policy at The Bail Project (TBP), a national nonprofit organization that pioneered a national movement to bring free bail assistance and pretrial support to thousands of low-income people every year. At TBP, Carter created the department’s strategic mission and directed the legal, policy, and advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local levels.
Carter has also served as a senior staff attorney in the Criminal Law Reform Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) national office, where she litigated local and state bail inequities and right-to-counsel protections in the federal courts and designed alternative bail and representation policies and procedures for targeted jurisdictions.
Prior to working at the ACLU, Carter was a public defender for ten years. She was the Misdemeanor Practice Director for the King County Department of Public Defense in Seattle, where she oversaw all misdemeanor casework across the four divisions of the department. As a Staff Attorney at The Defender Association, Carter handled felony and misdemeanor trial caseloads, represented juveniles, and appealed misdemeanor convictions. She won a published decision from the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One, in State v. Green, which affirmed the due process rights of parents accused of trespassing in public schools.
Against the backdrop of legislative attacks against the teaching of white supremacy and anti-Black racism in schools, Carter serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of The Who We Are Project. Founded by Jeffery Robinson, a renowned expert on the role of racism in the criminal legal system, the project aims to correct the social, legal, political, and economic aspects of racism in the United States through educational materials, including a feature-length documentary entitled Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.
Carter is admitted to practice law in New York, Washington State, and numerous federal courts. She is a nationally recognized expert on bail reform and is a frequent speaker on all aspects of the criminal legal system, including police reform, right-to-counsel issues, and how to incorporate race and culture into criminal, death penalty, and civil cases.
Tara LeDay is a litigator with a focus on restructuring, creditors’ rights, collections, and bankruptcy. She has a nationwide practice and represents bankruptcy trustees, creditors, and corporate and high net-worth debtors. Ms. LeDay is passionate about the rights of her clients and works tirelessly to protect those rights. Ms. LeDay counsels taxing authorities, government entities, energy companies, and real estate developers. She regularly represents creditors in high-profile bankruptcy matters, including first-day cash collateral disputes, plan negotiations, utility motions and adequate protection issues, defending creditors contract rights during the sales process, protecting clients facing assumption or rejection of leases in bankruptcy, defending preference actions, asserting reclamation claims , 503(b)(9), administrative, and routines claims, including defending objections, and representing other creditors who are simply trying to understand the bankruptcy process. Ms. LeDay graduated with a B.B.A. from Southwestern University and received her law degree from Baylor Law School in 2017. Since that time, Ms. LeDay has practiced in Bankruptcy Courts in every jurisdiction other than Alaska and Hawaii. While her practice involves all types of businesses, she has particular interest and experience in creditors’ rights. This includes representing creditors in some of the largest real estate, retail, and oil and gas bankruptcies filed across the Country. Professional Affiliations Young Lawyer Committee of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas PRACTICE AREAS Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Creditor Rights EDUCATION Southwestern University, B.A.; Sociology, 2014 Baylor Law School, J.D., 2017 HONORS "Top Lawyer," Houstonia Magazine, 2022 BAR ADMISSIONS Texas COURT ADMISSIONS Bankruptcy courts: Alabama Northern, Arkansas-Eastern and Western, Arizona, Central California, District of Delaware, Florida Middle, Georgia Northern, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana-Middle/Western/Eastern, Missouri Eastern/Western, North Carolina Eastern, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York Southern, Nevada, Texas Northern/Eastern/Western/Southern, Oklahoma Western/Northern, Puerto Rico, Utah, Virginia. District Courts: TX-Western/Northern/Eastern/Southern Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Diane Butler was born in raised in the Los Angeles community to a honest, hard working mother and father. She developed a passion for helping people at an early age, and continued to enhance this passion as she grew older. Diane was especially inspired to pursue law when her oldest sister passed away due to faulty city property, and she witnessed the great injustices of her family receiving unfair compensation from the city. Diane vowed from this day to go to law school to fight for the People.
After many years as a paralegal, Diane Butler went on to not only attend People’s College of Law but she graduated among the top of her class! Even though it was a struggle to pass the bar while also being a single mother raising a son, she enjoyed every moment of it. This passion paid off when she passed the Bar exam and was admitted to practice law in California in 2006.
Attorney Diane Butler is especially proficient at those areas of law involving estate planning, bankruptcy, debt reorganization, and personal injury. Don’t hesitate to call her for any issues you may be facing. You will not regret it!.