Our Lawyers

Matt Powers

Underwriting Counsel

Matt is an underwriting counsel with Morehead Title and has been with the firm since 2009.   He has over 25 years of legal and title experience to rely on to find solutions to complex title problems.  Matt formerly held the positions of President and General Counsel of the North Carolina Land Title Association; Member of the Real Property Section Council of the North Carolina Bar Association; and Vice Chair of the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Electronic Recording Council (ERC).  Matt also has served as Chair of the Best Practices and National Standards Committee of the ERC which developed and implemented electronic recording standards in North Carolina as adopted by the North Carolina Secretary of State.   His legal career includes working in private practice as well as underwriting counsel for a large national title underwriter.  Matt graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained his law degree from Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School.