Matt Chisholm

Career

Matt Chisholm brings more than two decades of courtroom experience — and a lifelong commitment to justice — to Dudensing Law.

Before joining the firm, Matt spent 20 years as a Principal Attorney with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, where he handled some of the county’s most serious criminal cases. Over the course of his career, he successfully took more than 70 jury trials to verdict, ranging from domestic violence to elder abuse, and 16 of which were homicide cases.

Matt’s deep trial experience, strategic approach, and relentless advocacy for victims earned him widespread recognition. In 2013, he received the Outstanding Victim Service Award for his work protecting vulnerable seniors in the Elder Abuse division. For the last seven years of his tenure with the District Attorney’s Office, Matt’s focus was prosecuting homicide cases — work that earned him the prestigious Prosecutor of the Year award in 2022. Matt was also featured on CBS’s 48 Hours for his extensive work on the Ray Wright abduction and murder case — the first successful “no body” homicide jury trial in Sacramento County in over 20 years.

This experience has also helped Matt excel beyond the courtroom, as shown through his active involvement in the legal community. Matt served on the Board and as President of the Sacramento County Attorneys Association from 2015-2025, where he led and settled the first labor action in Union history since 2006 and negotiated labor contracts on behalf of over 300 county lawyers. Additionally, he is a Barrister for the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court. Matt shared his expertise with others as an Adjunct Professor at the Sacramento Public Safety Training Center in the Los Rios Community College District, where he taught criminal law concepts to law enforcement cadets enrolled in the academy.

Matt received his law degree in 2005 from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific and received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University.

Professional Memberships

Board Member and President, Sacramento County Attorney’s Association (2015 – 2025)

Adjunct Professor, Sacramento Public Safety Training Center, Los Rios Community College District (2015 – 2025)

Barrister, Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court (2022 – Present)

Cornell Student Responsibility Committee, Member (1996 – 1997)

Sigma Nu Fraternity

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