Matthew C.G. Boyle

Irving, Texas
Partner
Phone: (972) 650-7100
Fax: (972) 650-7105
Email:

Matthew joined the firm in 1997 following graduation from the University of Texas School of Law. As the firm’s Managing Partner, Matthew serves all of the firm’s municipal and governmental clients. Currently Matthew serves as the City Attorney for Cities of Grapevine and Hurst, and the Towns of Cross Roads, and Ponder, as well as General Counsel to Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District, Irving Flood Control District Sections I and III, and Upper Trinity Regional Water District. Matthew also serves as special counsel to the City of Irving's Housing & Human Services Department and as counsel to the City of Irving's Building and Standards Commission.

Matthew is a regular speaker and author on all aspects of municipal and local government law. His speaking engagements include the Texas City Attorney's Association Annual Meeting, Public Contract Code and Competitive Bidding in Texas seminar in Fort Worth, Basics of Land Use and Zoning Regulations in Texas seminar in Dallas, University of Texas Land Use Conferences, and the Legal Issues in Code Enforcement and Building Inspection seminar in Arlington.

Matthew attended the University of Dallas on a four-year academic scholarship and received his B.A. in Economics in 1992. He received his M.B.A. in Industrial Management in 1995 from the University of Dallas. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1997. Matthew served as an Articles Editor for the Review of Litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas City Attorney's Association, Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit, Dallas Bar Association, and Tarrant County Bar Association.

Matthew currently serves as a member of the Baylor Medical Center at Irving Board where he chairs the Quality and Risk Management Committee. He is the past chairman of the Irving Healthcare Foundation.

Seminars and Publications

Recent Changes In Short Term Rental Law, University of Texas Land Use Conference 2022

Update Status And Strategies On Short Term Rental Litigation, Texas City Attorney’s Association Summer Conference 2022

City Attorney's Texas Association Fall Conference, 2020

Human Resources and COVID-19, Texas

Short-Term Rentals: Regulatory Options to Protect Neighborhoods, University of Texas – Land Use Conference, 2019

TMHRA - Civil Service Workshop: Civil Service and the Americans with Disabilities Act, February 2015

TMHRA – How to Conduct an HR Investigation, 2015

Texas Municipal Annexation and Special Districts Austin, 2016

Employment Law & Supervisory Practice, Keller 2018

Municipal Regulation of Mobile Homes, University of Texas – Land Use Conference, 2018

The FSLA's 7(k) Exemption - Texas Municipal Human Resources Association's Annual Employment Law Seminar, 2011 

The Disciplinary Action Process - Texas City Attorney's Association, Annual Meeting, June 2010

Cities and Special Districts- Texas City Attorney's Association, Annual Meeting, June 1999.

Legal Issues of Code Enforcement and Building Inspections- The Ninth Annual Building Professional Institute, sponsored by Building Officials Association of Texas and the Construction Research Center at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, January 2001.

Construction Contract Documents- Public Contract Code and Competitive Public Bidding in Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, September 2001.

Nuisances- Coming to them and getting rid of them- Current Legal Issues in Land Use, Zoning and Development, CLE International, Dallas, Texas, October 2001.

Zoning Board of Adjustment- Overview of Laws, Rules and Regulations- Elected and Appointed Officials Planning Workshop, sponsored by the Midwest Section of the American Planning Association, July 2002.

The Basics of Land Use and Zoning Regulations in Texas, seminar given to City Councils, Boards, and Commissions, and City Staffs throughout North Texas.

The Role, Responsibility, and Liability of the City Council and Boards and Commissions, seminar given to City Councils, Boards, and Commissions, and City Staffs throughout North Texas.

Disciplinary Process- A Legal Perspective, seminar given to various cities in the Metroplex.

The Interview Process- The Do's, Don'ts and in between, lecture given to the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Grapevine, September 2002.

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2011
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2015

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, May, 1997
J.D.
The Review of Litigation, Articles Editor

The University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, August, 1995
M.B.A.
Major:  Industrial Management

The University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, December, 1992
B.A.
Honors: Four Year Academic Scholarship
Honors: Omirron Delta Epsilon, Honor Roll, 1989-1992
Honors: Academic All Conference, 1993 and 1994
Major:  Economics

Professional Associations and Memberships

College of the State Bar of Texas
Member and Fellow

Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit
Member

Dallas Bar Association
Life Fellow and Member

Texas City Attorney's Association
Member

Dallas Bar Association
Member

Tarrant County Bar Association
Member

Society for Human Resource Management
Member

State Bar of Texas, Construction, and Government, Sections Member

Irving Bar Association
Member

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Baylor Medical Center of Irving Board, 2013 - 2022
• Chair - Quality and Risk Management Committee
• Chairman - Irving Healthcare Foundation, 2014 - 2016
• University of Dallas Young Alumni, 2000 - 2005
• President, National Alumni Board, 2003 - 2005