Matthew M. Craft

Matthew Practices In:

Probate Litigation & Will ContestsProbate & Trust AdministrationAgriculture LawBusiness & Corporate LawReal EstateEstate Planning, Wills & Trusts

Matt Craft is a partner with JSC Legal. Matt’s practice involves agriculture, wills & estates, probate & trust administration, real estate, corporate & business law and litigation involving those matters. Matt is one of few business attorneys to also try cases to judges and juries, giving him a unique ability to advise clients from both perspectives. Matt is a frequent speaker to both community groups and Bar Association groups on these topics and has presented to both the Iowa Trial Lawyers and Iowa Estate Planning Associations on will contests and probate litigation. Matt currently serves on the Iowa State Bar Association’s Board of Governors after being elected by his peers.  

Matt is a proud Iowa State alumni, serving as President of the Student Body his senior year and later on the Iowa State Alumni Association Board of Directors.  During law school, Matt served as an editor on the Iowa Law Review, where his published work on Iowa’s local option sales tax helped lead to major changes in how rural Iowa schools received funding under the tax.

Matt’s recent trials include the successful defense of a multi-million dollar claim and a jury verdict awarding nearly one million dollars for Matt’s clients. Matt is admitted to practice in all of Iowa’s state and federal courts.