Walter J. Mathews

                                                             Walter J. Mathews concentrates his practice on securities and commercial litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants.  He is the founder of Walter J. Mathews, P.A. who is dedicated to providing his clients with individual attention and top quality legal representation and advice.

        From 2002 until 2006, Mr. Mathews was Senior Counsel with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Enforcement, Southeast Regional Office.  At the SEC, Mr. Mathews represented the interests of hundreds of investors by investigating and litigating potential violations of the federal securities laws including, but not limited to:  fraudulent unregistered offerings, accounting frauds, insider trading, market manipulations, options backdating, Sarbanes-Oxley violations, Regulation D violations and false press releases.  Mr. Mathews was also a counselor for the EEOC involving SEC employment matters and an intern coordinator where he supervised over a dozen interns in the SEC’s Summer Honors Law Program.

        From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Mathews was an associate at Mandel & McAliley, LLP n/k/a Mandel & Mandel LLP where he focused on securities and commercial litigation.  At the Mandel firm, he served as counsel to the Receiver in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme and litigated an accounting negligence case.  He also assisted with the defense of several individuals that were facing criminal prosecution for white collar crimes.

        From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Mathews was an associate at Tew Cardenas, LLP in its Miami office.  At the Tew firm, he represented both plaintiffs and defendants in securities and commercial litigation actions.  He also litigated, prepared and/or tried several NASD arbitrations on behalf of claimants and respondents.

        Mr. Mathews is a 1991 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and graduated from the University of Miami, School of Law in 1999, cum laude.  Mr. Mathews resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his wife, two sons and dog.  He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys sailing, weight lifting and skiing.  He also competed in four marathons.