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Matthew S Ballard

Litigation Attorney at Annapolis, MD

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Practice areas
  1. Litigation
    40%
    Estates and Trust related litigation, will contests, actions to remove fiduciaries such as personal representatives and trustees, lawsuits for breaches of fiduciary duty, accountings, unjust enrichment and abuses of power of attorney. We also represent fiduciaries and beneficiaries in inter vivos actions to recover assets on their behalf that were taken from an individual prior to their death, including improper transfers of real property, misappropriation of assets, and beneficiary changes.

  2. Probate
    40%

  3. Estate planning
    10%

  4. Trusts
    10%

Matthew is originally from South Carolina.  After graduation from college, he worked with the Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs Program traveling the country raising money for drug and alcohol awareness programs.  Matthew moved from Las Vegas to Maryland in 2001 to attend the University of Maryland School of Law.  While in law school, Matthew clerked at the Orphans’ Court for Baltimore County and in June 2003 joined Bagley & Rhody, P.C. as a law clerk.  Upon admission to the bar in December 2004, Matthew became an associate with Bagley & Rhody, P.C.

Matthew's practice focuses on estate planning, probate, and estate and trust litigation.  Matthew heads the firm's probate practice.  He has appeared in litigation before the Orphans' Court, District Court and Circuit Court throughout the State of Maryland in matters such as Will contests, trustee/personal representative removal actions, inter vivos actions such as deed nullification, accounting actions and breach of fiduciary duty matters.  Matthew has also appeared before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals. 

Licensed for 18 years
State MD
Status Active
Acquired 2004
Updated 11/29/2022

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1788 Forest Drive
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2004
  • University of South Carolina
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1997

Legal Cases

  • In re Estate of Vess, 234 Md. App. 173 (2017)
  • Ruling in favor of Appellee
  • Shealer v. Straka, 459 Md. 68, 71 (2018)
  • Ruling in favor of Respondent

Associations

  • Maryland State Bar Association, CLE and Publications Committee
  • Member
  • 2019 - Present
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association
  • N/A
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • N/A
  • Maryland State Bar Association, Publications Committee
  • Member
  • 2017 - 2019
  • MSBA Special Committee on Voir Dire, Wills, Trusts & Estates Subcommittee
  • Member
  • 2011 - 2017
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Honors and Awards

  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2021
  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2020
  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2019
  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2018
  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2017
  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2016
  • Maryland Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2015
  • Maryland Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2014
  • Maryland Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2013
  • Maryland RIsing Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2012
  • Maryland Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2011
  • Maryland Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Magazine
  • 2010
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Publications

  • MSBA Fiduciary Litigation: Contested Wills, Trusts, Inter Vivos Transfers and Guardianships
  • POWER OF ATTORNEY, MULTIPLE- PARTY ACCOUNT, AND OTHER INTER VIVOS DISPUTES
  • 2018
  • The Advocate - Young Lawyers Section MSBA
  • Estate Planning in the Face of Changing Estate Tax Laws
  • 2011
  • Judicial Institute of Maryland
  • Will Contests: Legal Bases for Challenges to the Validity of a Decedent's Will/Codicil
  • 2011
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Speaking Engagements

  • Fiduciary Litigation: Contested Wills, Trusts, Inter Vivos Trusts, and Guardianships
  • Challenging Wills and Other Wealth Transmittal Documents
  • 2020
  • Will Contests: Legal Bases for Challenges to the Validity of a Decedent’s Will/Codicil
  • Pre-Trial Matters and Evidence at Trial
  • 2016
  • Determining the Validity of a Will or Codicil: Execution, Revocation and Caveats
  • Caveat Pre-Trial Matters, Execution and Revocation of Wills
  • 2015

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Estate planning Attorney | Aug 28
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Annapolis Litigation Lawyer Matthew S Ballard
Matthew S Ballard
Litigation Attorney
Annapolis, MD
Licensed for 18 years
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