About Matthew R
Matthew R Winchell took a steady, practical path into the law. He arrived at it through community university guides, then a state college, and ultimately law program. The route left him with trial experience and a series of brief, hands-on positions that shaped his early practice.
He earned an A.A. in Business Management from Mohawk Valley Community College in 2017, a B.A. in History from Syracuse University in 2019, and a J.D. from Albany Law School in 2023. Those credentials take a seat along a sequence of internships and clerkships that started while he was nevertheless a scholar and continued after commencement.
Winchell's on-the-floor training consists of a 2021 internship at the Law Office of Jennifer M. Osiecki and a 2022 internship at Tully Rinckey, PLLC. In 2023 he spent time in public defense, interning at each the Oneida County Public Defender’s Office and the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Northern District of New York. That identical yr he joined Passalacqua & Associates, LLC as an affiliate lawyer. He moved to Tully Rinckey, PLLC as an associate in 2024.
Those roles gave him repeated publicity to felony protection work and courtroom procedures at each the county and federal ranges. He has experience in case preparation, client interviews, and pretrial motions from entry-level positions up thru his associate roles. Colleagues and supervisors have placed him where daily caseloads demanded early familiarity with trial calendars and discovery workflows.
Since 2024 Winchell has been active in several professional organizations. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. He also belongs to the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association and the Oneida County Bar Association. His membership in the United States Conceal Carry Association’s General Lawyer Network reflects a curiosity in firearms law and associated regulatory questions.
He is admitted to practice in New York and works from Tully Rinckey’s workplaces. His practice facilities on felony protection and legal proceedings in state and federal courts in New York. He focuses his practice on criminal defense and trial litigation in New York.
