Matthew Melgard Bryant

Matthew Bryant is an experienced trial and appellate attorney who focuses his practice on significant fiduciary and civil rights litigation matters. He achieves the best outcomes for clients by understanding his client’s experience, building relationships, attention to detail, and hard work.

He represents trustees, personal representatives, and beneficiaries when there are disputes involving estates and trusts. His fiduciary litigation practice includes will contests, caveat proceedings, disputes over testamentary capacity, accounting disputes, power of attorney disputes, and breaches of fiduciary duties.

Matthew also has been involved in numerous high-profile civil rights cases. He represents students harmed or injured at school and individuals whose rights were violated by illegal police conduct, including excessive force.

Matthew has an active criminal practice defending individuals charged with crimes or being investigated by law enforcement.

Before joining the firm, Matthew clerked for the Honorable Kathryn Grill Graeff of the Court of Special Appeals, now the Appellate Court of Maryland, and the Honorable Michele D. Jaklitsch of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
Honors

Benchmark Litigation USA: Litigation Star, 2025

Affiliations
Barrister, The Cole-Davidson American Inn of Court, an Inn of Court dedicated to promoting diversity and excellence in appellate advocacy

Board of Directors for Maryland Volunteer Legal Services from 2020-2023

Speaking Engagements
Presented on Reoccurring Issues in Fiduciary Litigation to the Prince George’s County Bar Association’s Probate, Estates, Trusts & Elder Law Seminar (January 26, 2019).