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Matthew G. Brenner

Partner

Practice Areas

• Title Insurance and Litigation
• General Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appellate Law
• Commercial Leasing
• Real Estate, Land Use and Property Rights Litigation

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Corporate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Banking Litigation; Commercial Collections; Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Quiet Title; Real Estate Fraud; Business Disputes
• Commercial Litigation Mediation

Education

• William & Mary School of Law, J.D., 1985
• Colgate University, A.B., 1982

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1985
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida - 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit - 1987
• U.S. Supreme Court - 1996

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Legal Aid Society New Attorney Award of Excellence 1990
• Legal Aid Society Award of Excellence 1996
• Judge J.C. "Jake" Stone Legal Aid Society Distinguished Service Award 2005
• The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 2006

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
Orange County Bar Association - Co-chair, Federal/State Trial Practice Committee 1996-1997, Judicial Relations Committee, past Chairman
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar, Litigation Law Section
The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1993-1995, Chairman, 1996
Florida Land Title Association
The Florida Bar Foundation, Director
Professional Certifications
Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator

Community Activities

Enzian Theater, Board of Directors
Seniors First, past Board Member
Pace Center for Girls, past Board Member
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando, Board of Directors

Publications and Lectures

"Reversal of Electronic Funds Transfers - Reversal of Fortune? " The Fund CONCEPT
"Florida Case Law Update" and "Ethics," Florida Land Title Association Claims Avoidance Roundtable
Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law in Florida - Sterling
Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Florida - NBI
Evictions: Residential and Commercial in Florida - Lorman
Road and Access Law in Florida - NBI
"You Can't Get There From Here: Surveyors, Lawyers and Road Law" - The Florida Bar
"The Patriot Act" - Central Florida Banking Fraud and Forgery Unit
"Avoiding Title Claims and Real Property Malpractice:Tips for the Unwary" - NBI

Representative Client Experience

• Represents developers, property owners and insureds of title companies to cure and resolve various issues relating to real estate, including boundary disputes, access problems, mortgages and liens, easements and other impediments on title to real estate.
• Represents title insurance companies in various actions to establish equitable liens to prevent losses arising from closing errors, fraud, or defalcation, and in actions to recover losses arising from claims, and in defending policy claims.
• Represents owners and managers of regional malls, shopping centers and office buildings in eviction actions and collection of rentals from tenants and guarantors, and in the negotiation of leases for those facilities.
• Provides general counsel to an Orlando-based property management company responsible for management of multiple apartment and commercial complexes throughout the United States.
• Represents a national and a statewide banking institution in various lawsuits including those involving check and deposit issues (UCC Articles 3 and 4) and litigation arising from allegations of negligence or intentional torts, and in collection matters arising from operational losses.
• Obtained a dismissal of a $200,000.00+ claim against a national bank which was upheld in two appeals in (Tompkins v. First Union National Bank, 879 So.2d 1282 (Fla. 2005); Tompkins v. First Union National Bank, 833 So.2d 199 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)).
• Represented a regional homebuilder in a suit for specific performance to force the sale of property to be used for a new subdivision. The suit resulted in a settlement requiring the sale of the property with a reduction in price for unfinished infrastructure.
• Lead counsel for small business owner who sued its insurance carrier for failing to pay a casualty loss. Obtained jury verdict against insurance company for the full amount demanded, and a court award of fees and costs.