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Matthew Calcanas

Supervising Attorney, Eviction Defense Center

Matthew serves as a Supervising Attorney for the Eviction Defense Center at LAFLA. In his current role, Matthew focuses primarily on trial readiness. He often works one-on-one with attorneys to provide coaching and mentorship as they prepare for both bench and jury trials.

In addition to providing individualized support, Matthew also routinely provides advanced skills-based training with the goal of enabling attorneys to keep their trial skills honed. Matthew has also served as an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).

As an experienced litigator, Matthew also pushes the boundaries of traditional motion work in his own cases. Notably, he has on more than one occasion successfully argued motions outside the scope of what was traditionally thought possible in the Unlawful Detainer context.

Matthew received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Loyola Marymount University, and his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School, where he was part of the SCALE two-year accelerated JD program.

Notice

All LAFLA offices will be closed on Tuesday, March 31 in observance of Farmworkers Movement Day.

Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el martes, 31 de marzo en observancia del Día del Movimiento del Trabajador Agrícola.

저희 사무실은화요일, 3월 31일에 휴무입니다.

该办公室星期二331 

該辦公室將於星期二, 3月31日關閉。

この事務所火曜日 331日休業とさせていただきます。 

Các văn phòng của chúng tôi đóng cửa vào Thứ baNgày 31Tháng 3. 

สำนักงานเราปิดทำกาวันอังคาร สบด31 มีนาคม

ការិយាល័យរបស់យើងបិទនថ្ងៃអង្គារ, 3/31/2026.