Managing Partner
Green Evans-Schroeder (formerly The Law Offices Of Matthew H. Green) focuses on the aggressive defense of immigrants. A native of Arizona, Mr. Green understands the difficulties that immigrants and families of immigrants face when a loved one is charged with a crime. He knows how frightening it can be for someone who has been arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (“ICE”), and placed into removal, or deportation, proceedings. Often times, an immigrant faces deportation only after he is found guilty of committing a crime. For this reason, Mr. Green’s law practice focuses on effective criminal defense of immigrants charged with crimes so that they may avoid removal (deportation) charges altogether.
In addition to criminal defense, Mr. Green’s law firm also emphasizes removal (deportation) defense of those immigrants who must fight deportation. The majority of Mr. Green’s clients are
placed in detention in Florence, Arizona, or Eloy, Arizona. Our law firm represents these individuals in the Eloy and Florence Immigration Courts. Mr. Green represents immigrants with cases
in the Tucson Immigration Court, and the law firm serves those people who are arrested in Nogales, Arizona, and Douglas, Arizona.
Mr. Green also represents clients charged with felonies in the U.S. District Court in Tucson, Arizona. At any given time, Mr. Green defends a variety of clients who have been charged with crimes like Illegal Reentry, Alien Smuggling or Transportation, and Transportation of Drugs. The majority of these clients are undocumented immigrants. In the United States of America, even undocumented immigrants enjoy the same rights as U.S. citizens. Mr. Green fights to protect his clients’ rights, in their criminal cases and in their immigration cases.
For those immigrants who have been living in Arizona or other parts of the United States, Green Evans-Schroeder helps these people and their families gain legal immigration status. If you are an undocumented immigrant with family members who are United States citizens, or even Legal Permanent Residents, then we may be able to help you obtain a visa or a “green card.” At Green Evans-Schroeder, our staff will help you identify all possible alternatives for legally coming to, and remaining in, the United States of America.
Mr. Green and his staff are fluent in Spanish. The majority of our immigration clients speak Spanish, and we are happy to answer questions from Spanish-speaking clients and their family members.
Bar Admissions
- 2001Arizona
- 2004U.S. District Court District of Arizona
- 2006U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- 2006U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona
- Pomona College, Claremont, California
- B.A. – 1997
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Public Policy Analysis/Sociology
Professional Associations and Memberships
- 2007 – PresentAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Member
- 2019-2023AILA, Federal Litigation Section Steering Committe Member
- 2004 – PresentArizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (AACJ), Member
Professional Awards
- 2024Robert J. Hooker Award, Arizona Public Defender Association
- 2016Randy Tunac Courage in Immigration Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Arizona Chapter
- 2011President’s Commendation for Outstanding Service to the Cause of Criminal Justice, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Classes/Seminars
- 2024American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Working with Criminal Defense Attorneys to Mitigate Immigration Consequences of Criminal Offenses, Chicago, IL
- 2024Pima County Bar Association, An Overview of the Most Important Aspects of Representing Non-Citizen Criminal Defendants, Tucson, AZ
- 2024University of Arizona Legal Paraprofessional Summit, Effective Client Communication When Representing Non-Citizen Defendants: Immigration Consequences of Misdemeanors, Tucson, AZ
- 2023Fair and Just Prosecution Annual Convening, Latest Thinking Around the Intersection of Immigration and the Criminal Legal System, Tucson, AZ
- 2023Conference Chair, 2023 AILA Fall Conference, Categorical Approach Track, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2023Arizona State Bar, Immigration Law and Crimes Update: Hot Topics and Crimmigration, Tucson, AZ
- 2023Pima County Public Defender’s Office/Office of Court Appointed Counsel, Helping Noncitizen Defendants Avoid Deportation Through Post-Conviction Relief, Tucson, AZ
- 2022Pima County Public Defender’s Office/Office of Court Appointed Counsel, Effective Client Communication and Plea Negotiation When Representing Non-Citizen Defendants, Tucson, AZ
- 2022Pima County Public Defender’s Office/Office of Court Appointed Counsel, Crimmigration Legal Nuts and Bolts: Understanding the Issues that Affect Noncitizen Defendants in Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- 2022Arizona Public Defender’s Association, Winter Conference, Helping Noncitizen Defendants Avoid Deportation Through Post-Conviction Relief, Tucson, AZ
- 2022American Immigration Lawyers Association, Roundtable Discussion, Overview of PCR: What It Is and Why It’s an Important Part of the Immigration Toolbox (virtual)
- 2022American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference, New York, NY, How to Properly Advise Foreign Nationals and Their Criminal Defense Attorneys During Criminal Cases
- 2022American Immigration Lawyers Association, Virtual Border Conference, What You Need to Know About the Extended Border (virtual)
- 2022Pima County Attorney’s Office, Understanding the Most Important Issues Affecting Noncitizen Criminal Defendants, Tucson, AZ
- 2021American Immigration Lawyers Association, Federal Court Litigation Section, Examining the Government’s Witnesses in Removal Proceedings (virtual)
- 2021Federal Bar Association, Tucson Chapter, Immigration Law Under the Biden Administration: Polices, Legislation, and Litigation, Tucson, AZ
- 2020American Immigration Lawyers Association, Arizona Chapter, Drugs & The Categorical Approach (virtual)
- 2020Arizona State Bar Convention, Nuts and Bolts of Asylum (virtual)
- 2019Arizona Public Defender Association, Annual Conference, What Every Criminal Practitioner Needs to Know About Immigration Issues, Tempe, AZ
- 2019Tucson City Court, Understanding the Most Important Issues Affecting Noncitizen Misdemeanor Defendants, Tucson, AZ
- 2018American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Texas Chapter, Texas Chapter Conference, Law Practice Management, Costa Rica
- 2018Arizona Interagency Farmworkers Coalition, Overview of Immigration Law and Recent Developments in Immigration Law and Policy, Tubac, AZ
- 2018American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter CLE, Litigating Prolonged Detention Issues in Immigration and District Courts Post-Jennings, Phoenix, AZ
- 2017American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter, Trial Skills Workshop for Immigration Attorneys, Tempe, AZ
- 2017American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Colorado Chapter Conference, Expedited Removal and Reinstatement of Removal, Denver, CO
- 2017State Bar of Arizona, Legal Strategies of Bonds and Appeals in Immigration Proceedings and Updates, Tucson, AZ
- 2017Arizona Public Defender’s Association (APDA) Conference, Overview of Immigration Consequences of State Convictions and Deportation Relief for Alien Defendants, Tempe, AZ
- 2017American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Midwest Chapter Conference, Challenging Mandatory Detention, Minneapolis, MN
- 2017State Bar of Arizona, Removal Strategies for Immigrant Clients, Tucson, AZ
- 2017American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter Conference, Trial Skills Workshop for Immigration Attorneys, Tucson, AZ
- 2017American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter CLE, Litigating Habeas Challenges to Denials of “Rodriguez” Bond Hearings in U.S. District Court, Phoenix, AZ
- 2016State Bar of Arizona, Course on Professionalism, Tucson, AZ
- 2016American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Annual Conference, Crimmigration 101, Las Vegas, NV
- 2016Arizona Public Defender Association (APDA), Annual Conference, Immigration Consequences in High Volume/Early Disposition Settings, Tempe, AZ
- 2016Federal Bar Association, Arizona Chapter, Criminal Detention and Immigration Issues in the Wake of Santos-Flores, Tucson, AZ
- 2016American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter Conference, Habeas and Suppression Options for Clients in Removal Proceedings, Phoenix, AZ
- 2016Conference of Chief District Court Judges & LRCC, From the Border to the Bench – The Manifestation of Immigration Law in the U.S. District Court, Tucson, AZ
- 2015American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter CLE, Immigration Court Evidence, Discovery, and Procedure, Tucson, AZ
- 2015American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Annual Conference, “Hold” it Right There: Challenging the Use of Immigration Detainers, Washington, D.C.
- 2014American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Audio Seminar, Advising Clients on Crossing a Land Border
- 2014American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Arizona Chapter CLE, Nuts and Bolts of Post-Conviction Relief in Arizona Courts, Phoenix, AZ
- 2013Pima County Public Defender’s Office, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Tucson, AZ
- 2013Pima County Office of Court Appointed Counsel, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Tucson, AZ
- 2013State Bar of Arizona, Updates in Immigration Law, Tucson, AZ
- 2012Arizona Public Defender Association (APDA), Federal Consequences of State Convictions for Alien Defendants, Tempe, AZ
- 2011State Bar of Arizona, U.S. Immigration Law: Untangling the Web of Confusion, Tucson, AZ
- 2011State Bar of Arizona, Padilla v. Arizona: Application of Padilla to Arizona Law, Tucson, AZ
Past Employment Positions
- 2002 – 2004Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, Assistant Public Defender
- 2001 – 2002Pima County Public Defender’s Office, Assistant Public Defender