Matthew Wasserman

Matt Wasserman (he/him/his) graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholar. While in law school, he was an Articles Editor for the NYU Law Review and a participant in the Civil Rights Clinic and the Juvenile Defender Clinic. He spent his law school summers interning with the Orleans Public Defenders and the Southern Center for Human Rights. Prior to joining The Bronx Defenders, Matt was an associate at a civil rights firm and a staff attorney at the Office of the Appellate Defender. He also clerked for the Honorable Allyne R. Ross of the Eastern District of New York and the Honorable Jane B. Stranch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to law school, he worked as an investigator for the Civilian Complaint Review Board. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Reed College and a Master’s from the University of Paris, both in Political Science.