Matthew E. Podmenik is General Counsel and Managing Partner (Southwest) for McCarthy & Holthus LLP. He received a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Toledo and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Dayton. Podmenik has received an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, ranking at the highest level of professional excellence for legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. Podmenik has been featured in San Diego Magazine as a “Top Lawyer in San Diego” since 2016. He has authored articles involving lenders’ rights for the California Real Property Law Reporter, Legal League, California Mortgage Finance News, American Legal Financial Network, and the United Trustee Association. Podmenik is admitted to practice in the state of California, United States District Court in the Eastern, Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court.