Matthew Brenneman

B. 1960
Matthew Brenneman
Courtesy of the poet

Poet and lawyer Matthew Brenneman grew up in Connecticut. After earning a law degree from Duke University, Brenneman worked with law firms in New Haven and Baltimore before serving as assistant general counsel with Sylvan Learning Systems.
 
Brenneman’s poetry has appeared in Poetry, the Nebraska Review, and the Sewanee Theological Review.  He has been a sole practitioner specializing in corporate and transactional law since 1999.