Matthew R. Hull - Suffolk, VA

Overview

Matt Hull is a Pender & Coward attorney focusing his practice on eminent domain/right of way, local government and waterfront law matters. Earlier in his career, Matt worked in the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia where he represented the Virginia Marine Resources Commission on matters affecting waterfront property owners and other users of the state's marine resources.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES & TRANSACTIONS
Defended a state agency against claims brought by property owners claiming that the agency had unlawfully seized their privately-owned submerged land.
Represented the Commonwealth of Virginia and its consumers in a multistate federal antitrust trial alleging price fixing in the publishing industry.
Secured a ruling from the Court of Appeals of Virginia holding that those challenging the Virginia Marine Resources Commission's decision to lease certain submerged lands for oyster propagation lacked standing to bring the challenge.

MEMBERSHIPS
Newport News Bar Association

ARTICLES
Addressing Landowner Arguments for Stricter Review of Public Projects in the Wake of the 2013 Eminent Domain Amendment - April 2021
Evaluating Recent Legislative Efforts to Reform Oyster Leasing in Virginia - April 2020

PRACTICE AREAS
Eminent Domain / Right of Way
Environmental Law
Litigation
Local Government
Waterfront Law

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, University of Richmond School of Law, 2010
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2006

ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Virginia, 2010
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 2015
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2012