Scott Matthews of Matthews Law Firm in Hickory, North Carolina received
his undergraduate degree from UNC- Chapel Hill and his law degree from
Whittier Law School in Los Angeles, California. A Catawba County native,
he chose to return home in 1992 and practice law with his father, Phillip
Matthews, who began his practice in Catawba County in 1965.
Scott’s areas of expertise are Criminal Law and Family Law with an
emphasis on Serious Felony Defense. He has extensive experience as a trial
attorney in both Federal and State Courts.
He is an active member of the North Carolina State Bar as well as the North
Carolina Bar Association. He maintains his membership with the Catawba
Valley Board of Realtors who named him “Affiliate of the Year”
in 2009. In 2007, his practice was voted “Best Law Firm” by
the Hickory Daily Record and Observer News Enterprise. Scott served for
six years on the Board of Directors of the Conflict Resolution Center.
Scott currently resides in Hickory, is married and is a proud father of
three. He loves to engage and meet new people wherever he goes. He strives
to assure that his clients understand all aspects of their case.