Title: Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
Company: Baker Matthews Law Collective PLLC
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Alex J. Matthews, chief executive officer and managing partner at Baker Matthews Law Collective PLLC, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in legal services.
Mr. Matthews currently serves as the chief executive officer of Baker Matthews Law Collective PLLC, a position he has held since 2024, specializing in personal injury law. In this capacity, he represents clients injured in motor vehicle accidents, handling communications with insurance companies, negotiating settlements, and coordinating with doctors. On the business side, he oversees marketing, finances, and business growth, establishes referral relationships with other firms, and manages the firm’s financial operations. He has also served as a senior attorney at The Personal Injury Law Group in 2024 and as a senior associate attorney at the Law Office of Bryce Carpenter PLLC from 2023 to 2024. Prior to that, he was managing attorney at Thomas J. Henry Law from 2022 to 2023, where he also worked as a litigation intake associate from 2021 to 2022 and as a case manager in 2021. He was a recruiter at Generation Sports Group from 2019 to 2021 and a junior associate at Jim Matthews Law, PLLC, from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, he worked as a freelance writer for Wired2Golf in 2020.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Matthews co-founded the Law Society for Sports, Entertainment, and Media at St. Mary’s University School of Law from 2018 to 2020. He also served as dean’s research fellow at St. Mary’s University School of Law from 2019 to 2020 and research assistant from 2018 to 2019. He was a summer law clerk at Gunn, Lee & Cave P.C. in 2019 and Jim Matthews Law PLLC in 2018. He also worked as a law clerk at Trisha Morales Padia Law PLLC from 2018 to 2019. Laying a solid educational foundation, he earned an Associate of Science in sport and leisure management from the University of Mary in 2013, a Bachelor of Science in mass communication and advertising from Texas State University in 2016, and a Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2020. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2021.
Mr. Matthews has also held a membership with the Austin Young Lawyers Association since 2024, the State Bar of Texas since 2021, the American Bar Association from 2017 to 2020, the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association from 2017 to 2020, and the Sports Lawyers Association from 2018 to 2020. Additionally, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha from 2013 to 2015 and Phi Alpha Delta. He has also dedicated his time as a game supervisor for Special Olympics since 2012, assisted with facility cleaning at Ronald McDonald House Charities since 2011, mentored through the Young Achievers Mentor Program in 2019, and volunteered with Sandlot Revolution and fundraising for RBI Austin.
Reflecting on his career, he considers his most significant accomplishment to be establishing a successful law firm within the first three years of obtaining his attorney’s license. He takes pride in his rapid promotion to managing attorney, becoming the youngest managing attorney at a prominent personal injury firm in Texas despite having been licensed for less than six months. Additionally, he is proud of his achievement in helping a solo law firm grow its revenue by 500%, from one million to five million dollars within a year. In light of his impressive undertakings, he was named one of the Top 50 Attorneys of Austin by Attorney Intel in 2022 and has been featured in several podcasts.
Mr. Matthews attributes his success to his strong networking skills and ability to connect with people. In the coming years, he is determined to become a prominent figure in the field of law, aiming to establish a highly regarded company and brand specializing in personal injury law in Austin, Texas, assisting those in need while building a prosperous and esteemed business. For aspiring professionals, he advises that if your name is on something, you want it to be perfect and that you must connect with people, understand what a client needs, and gain their trust and confidence.
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