Matthew Esworthy

Matthew A.S. Esworthy is a partner in the Firmâs litigation department. He concentrates on general civil and criminal litigation, including white collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, partnership disputes, employment law, and appeals. In recognition of his accomplishments, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Esworthy its AV Peer-Review Rating, the highest rating available.

Mr. Esworthy has achieved favorable results in a number of high profile cases. In recent years, he has successfully defended a Baltimore law firm in a multi-million dollar defamation/invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by a public official; successfully represented minority shareholders of a Fortune 500 company in a complex shareholder dispute; and achieved favorable results in a civil conspiracy/intentional tort lawsuit involving internationally-renowned recording artists, producers and record labels.

Mr. Esworthy has defended individuals targeted for criminal prosecution by federal and state authorities involving a wide variety of criminal charges. These cases have resolved in favorable plea deals for the defendants or defense verdicts when the matter went to trial.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Esworthy served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph F. Murphy, Jr., former Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, who was elevated to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. An active member of bar associations, Mr. Esworthy also serves on the board of Baltimore nonprofit Civic Works, Inc. and of the Clarence H. âDuâ Burns Memorial Fund, Inc., to which he is also general counsel.

Dickinson School of Law

J.D.

1998 - 2001

Skidmore College

B.A. | Political Science

1994 - 1998

St. Paul's School

High School

1990 - 1994

Partner

Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler

2005 - Current

2011 Maryland Super Lawyers, Rising Star

Maryland Super Lawyers®

2011

AV Peer-Review Rated

Martindale-Hubbell

Civic Works

Member of Board of Directors

Current

Clarence H. "Du" Burns Memorial Fund

Member of Board of Directors

Current

Maryland State Bar

Member

2001 - Current

Maryland

Since 2001

• General Civil