Matthew J. Hynes is a partner in the Governmental Relations group of Chapman and Cutler LLP who focuses his practice primarily in the areas of governmental relations, commercial law, state and local taxation and local government law. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at Quinlan & Carroll in Chicago. Through his understanding of the inner-workings of state and local government, Mr. Hynes provides his clients with tactical advice on how to most effectively position themselves in order to create strategic partnerships and advance their unique business interests. In addition to his work as an attorney, Mr. Hynes is a veteran of more than fifty local, state and national political campaigns. In 2000, Mr. Hynes served as the Executive Director of the Illinois Democratic Coordinated Campaign, in which he managed campaign activities for the Gore-Lieberman campaign. He has participated in numerous organizing efforts in Illinois on behalf of organized labor as well as various other public interest groups. Mr. Hynes previously served as a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program in the Northern District of Illinois where he represented impoverished criminal defendants during the preliminary, trial and appellate stages of the legal process. Mr. Hynes also worked on the Technical Review Staff for the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives monitoring, analyzing and revising legislation on behalf of members. |