Matthew M. Bryant - Greenbelt, MD
Attorney at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA
Appellate Lawyers in Greenbelt, MD
6404 Ivy Lane Suite 400 Greenbelt, MD 20770
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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19
Years
Experience
Greenbelt Appellate Lawyer
Updated: 10/05/2026
Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- Civil Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Criminal Defense
- Estates & Trusts
Attorney Information
Overview
Matthew Bryant is an experienced trial and appellate attorney who focuses his practice on significant fiduciary and civil rights litigation matters. He achieves the best outcomes for clients by understanding his client’s experience, building relationships, attention to detail, and hard work.
He represents trustees, personal representatives, and beneficiaries when there are disputes involving estates and trusts. His fiduciary litigation practice includes will contests, caveat proceedings, disputes over testamentary capacity, accounting disputes, power of attorney disputes, and breaches of fiduciary duties.
Matthew also has been involved in numerous high-profile civil rights cases. He represents students harmed or injured at school and individuals whose rights were violated by illegal police conduct, including excessive force.
Matthew has an active criminal practice defending individuals charged with crimes or being investigated by law enforcement.
Before joining the firm, Matthew clerked for the Honorable Kathryn Grill Graeff of the Court of Special Appeals, now the Appellate Court of Maryland, and the Honorable Michele D. Jaklitsch of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Benchmark Litigation USA: Litigation Star, 2025
Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew M. Bryant
Included on the 2027 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 2001
A.B.
Honors: magna cum laude
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal
Past Positions
- Hon. Kathryn Grill Graeff, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Senior Law Clerk and Law Clerk
- Hon. Michele D. Jaklitsch, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Law Clerk
Classes and Seminars
- Presented on Reoccurring Issues in Fiduciary Litigation to the Prince George’s County Bar Association’s Probate, Estates, Trusts & Elder Law Seminar (January 26, 2019)
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- Maryland, 2007
- District of Columbia, 2014
- Pennsylvania, 2014
- New Jersey, 2014
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
Other Affiliations
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Prince George's County Bar Association
- Barrister, The Cole-Davidson American Inn of Court
- Board of Directors for Maryland Volunteer Legal Services from 2020-2023
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Contact
6404 Ivy Lane
Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone Number: 240-297-1782
Fax Number: 301-220-1214
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm, Saturday-Sunday: Closed
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