Donoghue, Victoria A.

Matt Godwin grew up in Tarboro, graduating from Tarboro High School in 1997 and from North Carolina State University in 2001.

In 2002, Matt enrolled in the School of Law at North Carolina Central University. Following his second year at Central, he worked as a legal intern at the Carteret County District Attorney's office. During Matt's third year of law school, he also interned at the North Carolina Attorney General's Office.

Upon graduation and admission to the North Carolina State Bar in 2005, Matt worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Wake County. During his tenure at the District Attorney's Office in Raleigh, Matt prosecuted innumerable felonies, misdemeanors including DWI's, and other criminal offenses. Matt's jury trial experience ranged from first degree murder prosecutions to driving while impaired appeals.

In late 2008, Matt was given an opportunity to work for Scott Thomas in the Carteret County District Attorney's Office as an Assistant. He held this position until October of 2009 when Matt was approached by Roger Crowe to work with him at the Crowe Law Firm. He readily accepted the offer, rapidly building a criminal defense practice through working closely with Roger Crowe.