I believe that we need community to become fully ourselves and that it requires a concerted commitment to remain with people through thick and thin to develop as we should. Meaning often arises in the context of these relationships. As a Unitarian Universalist, my church is one important aspect of my community. My workplace is another and the Seattle Integral Community is becoming another node for me.
By day I am an estate planning lawyer. I tend to do a great deal of work around how estate planning can foster healthy, rather than unhealthy, relationships to wealth through structural intervention and a focus on holistic lawyering.
I have also been honored to be named as consultant for the Pacific Northwest District. I work with churches around fundraising, religious education for adults, strategic planning and leadership development.
I am the husband to a wonderful woman. My wife, Marcia, is a psychologist. We have been married 30 years. We have two terrific children. Our daughter who is 15 and our son, who is 23.
I enjoy cycling, film, yoga, Italian cooking and chess.
My educational background, which some may care about:
- Stanford University Law School, J.D., 1988
- Fuller Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1979
- UC Santa Barbara, BA, Sociology, 1976
Namaste,
Matt
