Matthew R. Streger

Matthew R. Streger, JD, MPA, NRP, is a Principal at EMSaegis, LLC. Matthew has more than thirty eight years of healthcare and leadership experience as an EMT, Paramedic, attorney, and agency leader. He is experienced in all aspects of EMS systems, including leadership and management, organizational structure, system design, communications and deployment, EMS operations, employment issues, regulatory compliance, contracting, and licensure. He is the recipient numerous awards in both the legal and EMS professions.

Matthew started his career as a volunteer EMT in Westwood, New Jersey, in 1986. Since then he has worked in a wide variety of systems and departments in New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Ohio. He previously served as the Executive Director of Mobile Health Services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, as Deputy Commissioner of EMS for the City of Cleveland (OH) and as Director of Disaster Preparedness at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland (OH).

Matthew completed his EMT-Paramedic Training at the UMDNJ School of Health Related Professions in Newark, New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a Master of Public Administration Degree from Clemson University, and a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University School of Law. Matthew also holds a Healthcare Compliance Certificate and Certified Ambulance Coder status.

Matthew is an active member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He is a past Chair of the Health Law Section (2015-16), serving as a member of the Board of Directors since 2012. Matthew was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Division from 2008 to 2012, having served as the Somerset County Representative, Parliamentarian, Bylaws Committee member and Chair of the Nominating Committee. Matthew is also an active member of the Legislative Committee.

In 2015, Matthew was appointed to the Panel of Commissioners of the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. Matthew is also a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, a member of the Bergen Community College Paramedic Science Program Advisory Board, and was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of EMS WORLD Magazine for 18 years.

Previously, Matthew was a subject matter expert for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Report to Congress “America Responding – Needs Assessment of Emergency Response to Terrorism Training for Fire and Emergency Service Personnel” and was a member of the Task Force on Emergency Medical Services at the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute.

Matthew has written many articles and columns, and contributed to several textbooks, in both the medical and legal communities, and is an international lecturer on a wide range of topics. He also still actively practices as a per-diem EMT with the Cherry Hill (NJ) Fire Department EMS.

AWARDS

• SuperLawyers Rising Star – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• New Jersey State Bar Association Service to the Bar Award – 2012
• New Jersey State Bar Association Health Law Section Distinguished Service Award – 2018

MEMBERSHIPS

• New Jersey State Bar Association – Health Law Section
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

AFFILIATIONS

• Commission on Accreditation on Ambulance Services – Member, Panel of Commissioners
• Bergen Community College Paramedic Science Program Advisory Board
• EMS World Magazine – Member, Editorial Advisory Board (2000-2018)

Matthew practices law through the law firm of Keavney & Streger, LLC. If you need legal representation, please go to Keavney & Streger for more information.