Matthew Gordon Brown

Matthew Gordon Brown

Brown & Streza LLP • Irvine, CA
TaxEstate PlanningPersonal InjuryProbateWills & Trusts

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Contact

Email
Phone
(866) 580-2031
Address
40 Pacifica, Irvine, CA, 92618, US

Professional

About

Matt Brown is a partner with the Orange County, California law firm of Brown & Streza LLP, where he counsels business owners and philanthropists on income tax and estate tax issues that arise in the areas of business planning and charitable planning. Matt is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC – ), a fellowship which is reserved for those estate planning attorneys considered preeminent by their peers. ACTEC is considered to be the “Oscars®” for estate planning attorneys. Matt is Board Certified in Estate Planning Law*. Additionally, Matt recently completed a semester as an adjunct professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where he taught Wills & Trusts. Matt is AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell, was named in OC Register Metro’s annual “40 Under 40” issue in 2011, and has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyers-Rising Star” or “Southern California Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles magazine every year since 2008, and has been included in the Top 50: Orange County Super Lawyers list every year since 2016. Matt has been quoted twice in the Wall Street Journal, twice in the Orange County Register, and in various other publications. Matt is also a frequent speaker and author on advanced estate planning, tax, and philanthropy topics. Matt earned his undergraduate degree in Agricultural and Managerial Economics from the University of California at Davis and his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he was a member of the Southern Methodist University Law Review. Matt lives in Ladera Ranch, California with his wife, Julie, and their four children: Michael, Ryan, Kevin, and Cassidy. The entire family attends Crossline Community Church in Laguna Hills, California. *Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

About Tax Law

Tax attorneys help individuals and businesses with tax planning, compliance, and disputes with tax authorities. They work to minimize tax liability and resolve IRS issues. Common matters include tax planning, irs audits, tax disputes, business tax.

Credentials

Education
1999 Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law JD, cum laude 1996 University of California - Davis BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2021 Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers 2021 Top 50 Orange County Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers 2020 Top 50 Orange County Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers 2020 Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers 2019 Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Publications
2020 Leimberg Information Services Executing Estate Planning Documents During the Pandemic and the Slow Return to the “New Normal”, Signing During Coronavirus - California 2015 New York University 73rd Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 16 Converting Ordinary Income into Capital Gains Using the Early Termination of Private Trusts and Charitable Remainder Trusts 2014 California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Use of Life Insurance in Estate Planning - Chapter in Business Succession Planning Book 2014 Leimberg Information Services, Inc. California ING Trusts: A Cautionary Tale of Your Future State Laws? 2014 California State Bar Trusts and Estates Quarterly California Income Tax Issues for Non-California Trusts - Part I
Associations
2014 - Present American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Fellow 2008 - Present University of California at Irvine Merage School of Business - Center for Investment and Wealth Management Charter Member 2008 - Present Orange County Estate Planning Council Board Member 2003 - Present Partnership for Philanthropic Planning Board Member; Member Kingdom Advisors Charter Member
Speaking
2020 Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners USA: 9th Annual Institute on Tax, Estate Planning and the Economy What's in it For Me? Income Tax Planning with Irrevocable Trusts 2019 The 39th Annual Tax & Estate Planning Forum Beyond Estate Taxes: Trusts Are for Income Taxes, Too 2018 Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners USA: 7th Annual Institute on Tax, Estate Planning and the Economy Different Approaches to Sophisticated Tax Strategies 2018 CalCPA 2018 Estate & Trust Planning Conference Beyond the ING: California Income Tax Planning with Traditional Irrevocable Trusts 2018 CalCPA 2018 Estate & Trust Planning Conference Beyond the ING: California Income Tax Planning with Traditional Irrevocable Trusts
Updated: Mar 08, 2026