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His goal is to provide his clients with efficient, practical, and effective counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His commercial litigation experience includes various breach of contract matters relating to business, construction, and real estate disputes, and landlord\/tenant law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landlord\/tenant law is a particular area of focus for Matt. He represents both landlords and tenants in the work-out of commercial lease disputes, and he strives to salvage relationships when it best serves his clients\u2019 interests. When relationships cannot be salvaged, Matt serves as an advocate for his clients\u2019 rights through litigation or alternative dispute resolution. He has experience with the termination of tenant possessory rights and the enforcement of tenant obligations, but he also protects the legal rights of several commercial tenants. Matt also represents property owners who feel they may be paying too much in real estate taxes. 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