Matthew Crumpton is the managing partner of Crumpton Law LLC. Mr. Crumpton is an attorney focused on defending, serving, and advising businesses and individuals throughout Ohio.

After graduating from Ohio University, Mr. Crumpton attended Capital University Law School, where he was the business editor of the Capital University Law Review. During law school, Mr. Crumpton clerked at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and at the Ohio House of Representatives.

Prior to opening Crumpton Law LLC, Mr. Crumpton was an attorney at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP , practicing in the litigation and intellectual property departments.

Mr. Crumpton has worked in the music industry as a backstage production assistant for ClearChannel Entertainment (now Live Nation), an independent concert promoter, a band manager, and a record producer. He is also a musician who has recorded and released two albums.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Crumpton is the president and founder of Music Loves Ohio , a non-profit organization providing after school music programming to underserved Ohio youth. He also serves as a volunteer at the Vineyard Church of Columbus Legal Clinic on the first Monday of each month.

Mr. Crumpton enjoys playing guitar, piano, and mandolin, recording and writing music, golf, football, and spending time with friends and family.

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Columbus Bar Association

Education

• Capital University, J.D., summa cum laude; Business Editor, Capital University Law Review
• Ohio University, B.S., cum laude

Bar Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Honors & Awards

• Order of the Curia
• CALI Awards for Highest Grade in
  • Civil Procedure
  • Torts
  • Constitutional Law
  • Evidence

Community/Civic/Volunteer Work

• Music Loves Ohio, President and Chairman of the Board
• Vineyard Church of Columbus Legal Clinic
• Wonderland Columbus, Board of Directors
• Direct In Music Conference and Festival, Board of Directors
• Groove University, Advisory Board

Publications

• The Ohio Self Defense Law Guide For Gun Owners, April 2010
• What Taylor Swift Can Teach Lawyers About Legal Writing, Ohio Lawyer, March 2010
• Reading The Fine Print (Non-Compete Agreements), 614 The Magazine, October 2009
• Coldplay Faces the Music, IP Law 360, January 2009

Presentations

• Music Law and Copyright Termination presentation to MEISA student organization at Ohio State — January 2010
• Ohio University Recording Industry Seminar — December 2009
• Music Law Basics Presentation, Ohio State University, Musician Inc.: The Working Artist Conference
• Music Law 101 Presentation to Capital University School of Music, May 2009
• Ohio University, Recording Industry Seminar with Eddie Ashworth – May 2010
• Indie Inc., Small Business Law Basics – July 2010