Matthew Triggs is a partner in the Litigation Department and serves as head of that practice in Florida. Matt heads the Firm’s fiduciary litigation practice, which has been named best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
With a particular focus on fiduciary and probate litigation, Matt has represented both corporate and individual fiduciaries in a wide variety of probate and trust disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty claims, surcharge actions, removal proceedings, and will contests and trust disputes. He also represents financial institutions in a broad array of commercial matters ranging from contested receivership hearings and contract disputes to commercial foreclosures and FINRA arbitrations.
Matt is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Matt is a past chair of The Florida Bar’s Probate Rules Committee and is actively involved in the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, where he formerly served as chair of the Trust Law Committee and was a former vice chair of the Probate Law and Procedure Committee. Matt also currently serves as Group Chair of the American Bar Association's Litigation and Professional Responsibility Group. He is also a prolific author and regularly presents on fiduciary litigation topics.
Education
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Emory University School of Law, J.D.
Order of the Coif
Member, Emory Law Journal, 1988-1990
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University of Florida, B.S.
Admissions & Qualifications
- Florida
- Georgia
Court Admissions
- Courts of Law and Equity, State of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Florida, Middle District
- U.S. District Court, Georgia, Northern District
- U.S. District Court, Florida, Southern District
- Supreme Court of Florida
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
Memberships
Chair, Liaison of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (2020-2021)
Chair, Trust Law Committee Meeting of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar – Virtual Legislative Update Meeting on August 20, 2020
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Chair, Trust Law Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar
Chair of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (2019-2020)
Former Vice Chair of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (2017-2018)
Former Chair, Probate Rules Committee of The Florida Bar, Current Committee Member (past Vice Chair, 2014)
Former Vice Chair, Probate Law and Procedure Committee of The Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar
Awards & Recognition
Best Lawyers in America 2024