Matt Chait is the Managing Partner of the West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group. His statewide practice focuses on commercial real estate and land use litigation, commercial foreclosure and loan guaranty matters, and general business litigation, including partnership and LLC disputes, franchising, healthcare, fraud, deceptive trade practices, and complex judgment domestication issues. A Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated commercial litigator, Matt has been recognized by a variety of publications for his legal work.
Prior to joining the firm, Matt practiced law in New York. He served as an intern in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for United States District Judge Richard Conway Casey in the Southern District of New York.
Matt also devotes substantial time to the community. He serves on the Economic Council of Palm Beach County and on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. He is a longtime member of Executives with Heart, a group of Palm Beach County business leaders that raises funds for the American Heart Association’s annual Heart Walk. Matt previously served on the Board of Directors of Resource Depot, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes reusable materials to the arts and education community. Matt is also a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County.
Credentials
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2003
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2000
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Practice Areas
Industry Focus
Accolades
- Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rated
- South Florida Business Journal, Power Leaders 250, 2024, 2025
- Florida Trend Legal Elite NOTABLE Managing Partners, 2024
- Florida Trend Florida Legal Elite™, Commercial Litigation, 2020, 2021
- Palm Beach Illustrated, "Top Lawyer," 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- "Top Lawyer," Jupiter Magazine, 2022-2024
- Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, 2024
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2019-2025
- Daily Business Review, "On the Rise 40 Under 40", 2015
