Biography

Matt Moore leads the Shulman Rogers Landlord-Tenant Practice Group and brings sophisticated litigation experience to both commercial and residential real estate disputes. His clients include national and regional commercial property owners, multi-family residential companies, management companies, lenders, and brokerage firms. 

Matt has successfully defended ADA claims, premises liability cases, contamination and defect claims, and housing discrimination matters, and has obtained several million-dollar verdicts for commercial landlord clients. A significant part of his practice is helping clients understand and comply with state, local, and federal laws before disputes arise, drawing on his substantial background in pre-trial tactics, emergency remedial proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution. 

Matt previously served as Chair of the Montgomery County Landlord-Tenant Commission. He is licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia and has litigated at the state, federal, and administrative levels across all three jurisdictions.

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Potomac, MD, Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law, 2024-2027

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • Maryland Best Buddies Friendship Walk, Chair, 2014
  • Montgomery County Landlord-Tenant Commission, Chair, 2006-2011
  • Bar Association of Montgomery County, Member
  • Encounter The Gospel of Life, Vice President and Site Coordinator
  • Holy Rosary Church, Holy Name Society, Former President

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

  • Complying with Fair Housing Laws, February 11, 2015 – Provided seminars to officers and managers of real estate investment trust and national property management company
  • Maryland Fair Housing Seminar, January 12, 2015 – Provided seminar to managers and agents of property management company
  • Landlord and Tenant Law in the District of Columbia, May 16, 2014
  • Landlord and Tenant Law in Maryland, April 10, 2014
  • 2012 Advanced Real Property Institute, Maryland State Bar Association, “Drafting Leases That Work for Landlords When Tenants Don’t Work Out.”
  • Virginia Landlord Tenant Law – Sterling Education Services
    April 26, 2012, September 12, 2012, June 26, 2013
  • How to Prosper in the New Market, September 15, 2015 – Sterling Education Services
  • Landlord and Tenant Law in Maryland, Lorman Education Services – 2007, 2008, 2009
    Premises Liability Suits – How to Prevent Them and How to Win Them, May 2008 – Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Minimizing Liability in the Real Estate Broker – Client Relationship – NBI, Virginia 2008
  • Tenant Defaults, Evictions and Management Issues for Commercial Leases, September 22, 2015 – Broad Street Realty

News & Insights

Results

Past Experience

Saul Subsidiary Limited Partnership v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.
Case No. 08-CV-930-JKS
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Equal Rights Center v. Riverstone Residential Northeast, LLC
Case No. REH-04854
Montgomery County Commission on Human Rights/Office of Zoning & Administrative Hearings

Sake House, Inc. v. Boulevard Shops Corporation
Case No. CAL 12-32443
Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

Saul Subsidiary Limited Partnership v. Run N’ Shoot Washington, LLC
Case No. CAL04-15915
Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

Deann Walter v. Evergreen Square Limited Partnership
Case No. MJG-13-2444
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Howard Fabian v. Lexington Commons Richmond, Virginia
Case No. 3:12-cv-0436-REP
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Deann Walter v. Boulevard Shops Corporation
Case No. 1:12-cv-01278-JKB
United States District Court for the District of Maryland