In 1969, Mr. Brennan was drafted into the United States Army, where he served until 1971. He was trained as a medical corpsman and was sent to Vietnam in 1970. In Vietnam, Mr. Brennan served with field units of the 25th Infantry Division. While serving in Vietnam, he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for Heroism in combat.
After serving in the Army, Mr. Brennan returned to Phoenix, Arizona. Thereafter, he attended the University of Arizona, where he received a B.A. in Political Science in 1975. Mr. Brennan then moved to Northern California where he started a construction business that was primarily involved in residential remodeling. He continued that business until 1981, when he moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. Subsequently, he undertook courses of study at the University of Virginia, where he earned a law degree in 1987 and a M.A. in international relations in 1988.
Mr. Brennan is a local attorney with the law firm of Brennan & Waite, P.L.C. and has lived in the Vienna/Oakton area since 1987. His law practice is dedicated to serving the needs of businesses, both large and small, and includes general civil litigation, debtor/creditor law, and general business law. Mr. Brennan's professional experience includes complex commercial litigation and intensive bankruptcy experience. He has also been employed in the general counsel's office of a regional corporation, where he managed corporate litigation and provided legal advice regarding operations. Mr. Brennan practiced in a law partnership with Carol Waite from April, 1995 until her death in December, 2001. Mr. Brennan was named Citizen of the Year by the Vienna-Tyson's Regional Chamber of Commerce for his work on ethics day.
Mr. Brennan has been an active member of the Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce since 1995. He first served on the Board of Directors in 1995 as Director of Government Affairs and continued in that post until 1998. From January, 1999 to June, 2000, Mr. Brennan served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Chamber. Mr. Brennan is also active in the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce where he is a member of the Public Policy Committee, chairman of the Ethics Day Program and a member of the Board of Directors. He was named the Reston Chamber's Member of the Year for 2001-2002. He is an active member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Vienna, Virginia, where he was President of the Congregation from July, 2000 to July 2001 and where he sings with the contemporary Christian group Revelation. He has also been an active member in the Vienna Rotary Club Since 1995. He was President of the club for 2005-2006 and was the 2005-2006 Rotarian of the Year. Mr. Brennan was a founder of the Ethics Day Program at George C. Marshall High School in 2000 and the Ethics Day Program at James Madison High School in 2001. He remains active with those programs, which have been staged annually since their inception.
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1975 - B.A., Politcal Science, University of Arizona
1987 - J.D., University of Virginia
1987 - Admitted to Bar, Virginia
1988 - M.A., International Relations, University of Virginia
1989 - Admitted to Bar, District of Columbia
1995 - Admitted to Bar, Maryland
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Matthew A. Brennan, III
Mr. Brennan was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He spent the major part of his youth in Dallas, Texas and Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Roanoke Catholic High School in 1966 and attended Virginia Military Institute for one year.
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