About The Instructor
Matt Tornincasa graduated from the University of Florida in 2003 with degrees in Political Science and Psychology. He earned his Juris Doctorate, Magna Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Board Law Center in 2008. While at Nova, Matt received the Leo Goodwin Scholarship and was the Marketing Editor for the Law Review.Matt began working for Shendell & Pollock in 2007 as a summer clerk. When he was licensed in September 2008 he began working as an Associate Attorney. In December 2015, Matt was made a Partner of the firm. His focus of practice is on the Defense of Professional Liability Claims against Accountants and Attorneys. In addition to Civil Litigation, Matt also frequently appears before the Florida Bar, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, the Board of Accountancy and the Department of Business & Professional Regulation on behalf of professionals and applicants charged with violating the ethical rules of their professions. Matt has also litigated multiple estate and trust planning and administration issues on behalf of fiduciaries, planners and beneficiaries regarding issues of reformation of Documents, termination, undue influence, lack of capacity, compliance with the prudent investor rule, tax planning concerns, principal and income allocation issues and conflict of interest claims.
In addition to Florida’s state courts, Matt is admitted to practice before the federal District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.