Matthew A. Peace

Associate

(405) 228-2296
matthew.peace@mcafeetaft.com
Oklahoma City

Overview

Matt Peace is a civil litigator who represents financial institutions, businesses and property owners in a wide range of commercial disputes. His practice includes banking litigation, bankruptcy and creditor rights, eminent domain, probate matters and related business litigation.

In addition to his litigation practice, Matt advises financial institutions on banking operations and risk management, including the development and revision of banking agreements, internal policies and operating procedures.

An Oklahoma City native, Matt earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma in 2019 and graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2023. While in law school, he served on the staff of the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal and received the America Jurisprudence Award for academic excellence in Contracts.

Representative Experience

  • Successfully defended an Oklahoma financial institution in litigation arising from a counterfeit check and wire transfer fraud scheme. Following the successful defense, advised the client on revisions to its consumer and commercial deposit account agreements, wire transfer agreement, and related policies and procedures.
  • Represented a regional financial institution as a secured creditor in a Chapter 12 bankruptcy proceeding involving agricultural assets
  • Represented the owner of approximately 3,000 acres in an eminent domain proceeding involving the acquisition of pipeline easements by a multinational energy company.

Professional Organizations

  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association

    Writing Credits

  • Millionaires and the Ability to Receive Overtime Compensation

    Vol. 8, No. 1 (2022) | Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
  • Oklahoma, 2023
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
  • J.D., with distinction, University of Oklahoma, 2023; Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal (ONEJ); American Jurisprudence Award (Contracts)
  • B.A. (Accounting), University of Oklahoma, 2019