Matt Pawa

Matt Pawa is a prominent attorney specializing in environmental law, currently serving as Partner and Chair of the Environmental Practice Group at Seeger Weiss LLP since February 2021. Pawa leads the environmental team, focusing on significant environmental litigation for various stakeholders, including states and municipalities, dealing with toxic torts, natural resource damages, and climate crisis cases. Prior to this role, Pawa was a Partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, co-chairing the environmental practice group from September 2017 to February 2021, and served as President of Pawa Law Group, P.C. from November 2001 to September 2017. Pawa’s legal career also includes work as an Attorney at Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, from 1997 to 2001, concentrating on plaintiff-side class action law with a focus on environmental and antitrust issues. Pawa holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Natural Resources and Conservation from Cornell University.