Matthew R. Chait

Matthew Chait is a partner in the Business Litigation Practice Group in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. Matt focuses his practice on commercial real estate litigation, creditors’ rights litigation, and general commercial litigation, including partnership and LLC disputes, healthcare, business fraud, deceptive trade practices, and complex judgment domestication issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Matt practiced law in New York. He served as an intern in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for United States District Judge Richard Conway Casey in the Southern District of New York.

Outside of the office, Matt devotes substantial time to the community. He serves on the Board of Directors of Resource Depot, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes reusable materials to the arts and education community, and as a Trustee of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. Matt is a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County.

EDUCATION:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2003
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2000

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

• Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches
• Board of Directors, Resource Depot
• Economic Forum of Palm Beach County
• Leadership Palm Beach County, Class of 2015
• University of Pennsylvania Secondary School Committee
• Florida Bar
  • Business Law Section
    • Business Litigation Committee
  • Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section
    • Real Property Litigation Committee
    • Landlord & Tenant Committee
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• Former Co-Chairman, American Heart Association Lawyers Have Heart 5K Run
• Former Member, American Heart Association Heart Walk Executive Cabinet