Matt
Hansel’s calling to help individuals and small businesses navigate pivotal
legal disputes brought him to Houston after graduating from American University
Washington College of Law. He emphasizes personally handling all his clients’
matters at Hanszen Laporte, where he focuses his practice on civil litigation
and transactional work in various fields. During
law school, Matt clerked at the United States Department of Commerce with the
Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance. He also
clerked at a boutique corporate and securities law firm. Matt competed as part
of the Washington College of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society,
served on the executive board of the International Trade Law and Investment
Society, and was recognized as the top negotiator in a multi-school
international business negotiation simulation. He was also named best oralist
in his legal writing and rhetoric section.