About Matthew
Matthew McKenna earned his Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 2019. He left Providence with formal education in legal studies, short writing and court process. Those basics shaped the early years of his practice.
After law school he joined The Law Office of Lawyer Nick Yousif in 2019. He labored as an attorney there and handled a variety of client matters at some point of his time with the firm. The post-graduate duration gave him steady court publicity and a chance to manage casework from intake through decision.
In 2023 McKenna moved to Shield Law. He is listed as an attorney within the company’s offices and spends time in its more than one places. The difference coincided with a broader geographic scope to his practice and added collaborative work along different lawyers on the company.
McKenna is certified to practice in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He maintains memberships within the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association and the Waukesha County Bar Association. He additionally holds membership in the Rhode Island Bar Association. Those connections reflect a tradition that crosses state lines and engages with professional groups in numerous jurisdictions.
Colleagues describe his work ethic as continuous and thorough. He attracts on trial and written-advocacy abilities developed early in his professional life and applies them to client matters in courts and administrative forums. He pays awareness to procedural detail and to the realistic needs of clients who ought to navigate different state structures.
McKenna’s career trail has followed a continuous arc: a New England law school, early solo- and small-firm knowledge, after which a transition to a multi-workplace firm where he continues to build a regional practice. The pass to Shield Law expanded the geographic attain of his work and introduced new collaborative duties.
He stays lively in nearby bar teams and in the expert networks that support practice throughout Wisconsin and Rhode Island. He presently practices at Shield Law, concentrating on legal matters springing up in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
