Matthew R. Jackson

Matt Jackson is an experienced litigator who represents both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal trial and appellate courts in a wide range of complex litigation.

Matt’s commercial litigation practice focuses on business disputes involving business torts, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, corporate governance, and deceptive trade practices, as well as commercial disputes arising from complicated commercial transactions. Matt’s talents as a business litigator have led him to represent clients across a broad range of industries, including professionals such as physicians, accountants, and other attorneys.

Matt also has a robust construction practice. He regularly represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, design firms, and suppliers in all aspects of construction disputes.

Matt also handles litigation involving wills, trusts, estates, conservatorships and guardianships; admiralty and maritime litigation involving vessel arrests and the enforcement of maritime liens; and competitive bid litigation and contests.  

In addition to his litigation practice, Matt also regularly advises local and regional businesses on a wide variety of legal and strategical matters, including employment matters, and helps them with crisis management. 

While in law school, Matt was a member of the Moot Court Board and was inducted into the Order of Barristers, which is a national honorary organization that recognizes law students for outstanding trial advocacy skills. In addition to competing and excelling in regional and national trial and appellate competitions, Matt also received the Merit Scholarship, was named to the Dean’s List, won American Jurisprudence awards, and won best brief awards in appellate competitions.