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A native Memphian, Matt received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Memphis in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. Matt studied international and comparative law at University College Dublin School of Law, University of Edinburgh Law School, and European Union Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The experience ignited a lifetime passion for travel that has since taken Matt to more than 35 countries around the globe. 

In 2008, Matt founded the Law Office of Matt Potempa, PLLC, focusing on resolving probate, matrimonial, and business disputes. 

Matt is active in and a Fellow of the Nashville, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations and has received numerous accolades for his service to the public and the legal profession. 

The Nashville Post named Matt as a “Law Leader Rising” in 2012. The Nashville Chamber of  Commerce awarded him their Emerging Leader Award in the Legal Services category in 2015. He has been named “Best of the Bar” by the Nashville Business Journal from 2016 through 2023 and designated a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters from 2016 through 2023, a distinction achieved by less than 5% of Tennessee attorneys. 

Matt is a frequent lecturer for the Nashville, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations as well as LexisNexis and the Nashville Business Institute on topics related to Probate Administration and Litigation, Law Practice Management, Client Relations, Professional Ethics, and Law Office Technology. 

Matt is a founding partner at MHPS and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Belmont University College of Law since 2020, where he teaches Law Practice Management.  

With an office located in the heart of Hillsboro Village near downtown Nashville, MHPS focuses on providing Estate and Trust Planning, Family Wealth Preservation, Probate and Business Litigation and Conflict Resolution, Conservatorships and Guardianships, as well as Family Law and Personal Injury. 

Matt and his wife, Kates, live in the Historic Belmont neighborhood with their three sons, Philip, Patrick, and Penn, and two puppies, Willow and Coot.