A native of Dade City, Matthew is dedicated to serving the community in which he lives, focusing his practice on city and government representation, as well as real estate, development, construction, and financing transactions. Matthew is a member of the Public Policy and Government Affairs, Real Estate and Development, and Litigation and Disputes Service Lines. He currently serves as the City Attorney for the City of Zephyrhills and is the Hearing Officer for Pasco County. In addition to his public, city, and government work, private clients turn to him for counsel on Florida laws.
His proven track-record of litigation success has resulted in long-term relationships, where he provides clients with legal guidance in a variety of areas of law, including business, real estate, civil litigation, and estate planning and probate. Matthew’s philosophy towards his clients is to build a relationship based on trust, advocacy, and availability. His clients view him as someone they can always turn to for help for any problem.
For the past decade Matthew has immersed himself in local organizations, wanting to give back and support his hometown community. He has served as President of the East Pasco Bar Association, President of the Dade City Rotary Club, and is currently the Past-Chair of the Board for the Greater East Pasco Chamber of Commerce. Matt played a vital role as the last sitting Chairman of the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce as it entered into a merger with the Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce creating the new Greater East Pasco Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Saint Leo University. Through this involvement he is well-known to business leaders, lawyers, judges, and government officials in Pasco County.
Media Mentions:
- 09.25.2024 Zephyrhills and Pasco County seeing 'business boom' thanks to new Ready Sites program, Bay News 9
- 09.01.2024 Shumaker Partner Matthew E. Maggard assisted MiTek in Purchasing 111 Acres, Tampa Bay Business & Wealth
- 08.21.2024 Shumaker Helps Bring Manufacturer and 150 Jobs to Pasco County, Legal Reader
- 07.12.2024 Shumaker Partner Matthew E. Maggard has been appointed to Pasco County’s Saint Leo University Board of Trustees, Tampa Bay Business & Wealth
- 05.20.2024 Matthew E. Maggard Appointed to Saint Leo University Board of Trustees, Legal Reader
- 11.07.2023 Pasco County uses 'Ready Sites' program to help local job market keep pace with growing population, Fox13 Tampa Bay
- 02.11.2022 "Shumaker Adds State Sen., City Atty To Dade City Office," Law360 Pulse
- 02.08.2022 "Shumaker adds State Sen. Danny Burgess and Matthew Maggard as partners," Tampa Bay Business Journal
- 02.09.2022 "Sen. Danny Burgess and Attorney Matthew Maggard Joining Tampa Bay's Largest Law Firm," Florida Politics Sunburn
- 02.09.2022 "Danny Burgess, Matthew Maggard joins Shumaker legal team," The Tampa Bay 100