Chier Law Office LLC

SPECIAL NOTICE

• ATTORNEY CHIER IS CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS OR PROJECT REQUESTS.
• IF YOU ARE A CURRENT CLIENT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR FILE.
• IF YOU ARE A FORMER CLIENT, CALLING ABOUT A FORMER FILE OR PROJECT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT US. HOWEVER, ATTORNEY CHIER MAY DETERMINE THAT TRANSITIONING TO A NEW ATTORNEY IS NEEDED.

Practice

Attorney Matthew (“Matt”) Chier’s rock-solid reputation and skills are trusted by clients across a broad spectrum, including individuals, families, businesses, banks, and municipalities, throughout Berlin, Green Lake, Markesan, Ripon, Wautoma, and surrounding areas, the Fox Valley, and even Milwaukee. Matt prides himself on finding legal solutions to his clients’ most challenging issues.

Matt’s style of practice is very client centered. Matt will always take the time to fully explore all aspects of every issue with his clients and answer any questions they may have. Matt’s approach is to provide a customized experience for his clients. Matt often reminds his staff that we must never be “cookie cutters”. Every client has different needs which call for different solutions.

Chier Law Office LLC is now exclusively a private practice. Matt recently closed out 28 years of public service, with 27 years as Berlin’s City Attorney and one year as Berlin’s Special Counsel for municipal citation prosecution and code enforcement.

Community

Matt was born and raised in Berlin, and cares deeply about the community. After graduating from Marquette University Law School, rather than seeking a potentially more lucrative career path in a larger community, Matt chose to return to Berlin to give back to the community that gave Matt so much. Matt is a Past President of Berlin Rotary. Matt proudly served on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area, Inc. from 2007 through 2023 and was an integral part of the team which secured the site and oversaw the construction of the beautiful new Club facility in Berlin. Matt served two terms as President during which he oversaw the establishment of an independent local charter for the organization, separate from the Oshkosh Club, and the establishment of a satellite club in Green Lake. Matt was part of the team that led the charge for a new Club facility in Ripon. Matt also publicly served as Berlin’s City Attorney from 1997 to 2025, and Berlin’s Special Counsel for municipal citation prosecution and code enforcement from 2025 to 2026. Matt currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Farmers & Merchants Bank in Berlin, which is one of the pillars upon which this great community stands.

Family/Personal

Matt has been married to his wife Carey since 1997. Matt and Carey have worked together since the firm opened January 1, 1998, with Carey originally helping out with office management duties part-time but eventually leaving her longtime retail management career to join Chier Law Office LLC full-time. Carey now serves as Executive Office Manager. Matt and Carey have two children, Caden and Chiara. Caden is a graduate of UW-Madison with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering and is currently in medical school at the Thomas F. Frist College of Medicine at Belmont University in Nashville. Chiara recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree from Belmont University in May 2025 and is currently working as a Mother and Baby nurse at a local Nashville hospital. The Chier family and Chier Law Office LLC recently lost one of their most important family and team members, Stella, a beloved chocolate lab who came to the office every day, providing emotional support for the staff, and sometimes sneaking up to greet clients with a friendly sniff and wag of the tail (which was more like a full body wiggle for Stella). Stella’s niece and little partner in crime, Luna, misses her Aunt Stella greatly but remains the office mascot and keeps everyone in stitches with her crazy antics. When not working, Matt and Carey love to spend time at home with family and enjoy traveling (always looking for warmer locales in the winter).