Matthew Ormiston

Special Counsel with Nexsen Pruet
Mr. Ormiston, a member of Nexsen Pruet’s Agribusiness Industry Team, tailors his efforts to meet the special needs of the firm’s clients working within the agricultural industry, particularly those within the Farm Credit System. As part of the Farm Credit System, established by Congress in 1916, Mr. Ormiston’s clients provide a reliable source of funding to agricultural and aquatic producers, rural homeowners and certain agriculture-related businesses and cooperatives.
Before joining Nexsen Pruet, Mr. Ormiston served as associate general counsel for a cooperatively-owned wholesale funding bank within the Texas Farm Credit District, which serves Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. In this role, he advised the bank on various topics including, but not limited to, credit documentation, loan origination, loan closing and servicing, bankruptcy, foreclosure sales and flood insurance.
Prior to going in-house, Mr. Ormiston represented clients in state and local tax litigation and appeals, as well as construction, contract, employment and entertainment law matters.
While still in law school, he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.