Matthew S. Spencer

Personal

Date of Birth: March 8, 1965
Married: Cindy Spencer
Children: Shannon 10, Matthew 8 and Katie 5

Legal Experience

1993 to the Present. Law Partner - Meyer & Spencer LLP, a general practice firm with offices in Chappaqua, NY and Mahopac, NY. My legal practice areas include:

Real Estate – One of my primary practice areas is Real Estate. My real estate clients span a broad spectrum. I have represented both buyers and sellers of residential real estate, including 2 to 4 family dwellings. I have helped our commercial real estate clients buy and sell their commercial properties. I have serviced accounts and rendered closing services for approximately 30 different institutional lenders. Our firm has an extensive network of real estate agents, mortgage brokers, home inspectors and title representatives with whom we work.

Estate Planning – I have been advising clients in connection with their estate planning needs since 1993. Our Estate Planning clients have a wide range of concerns and legal needs. We represent clients whose estate planning needs are satisfied by either a simple Last Will and Testament or Revocable Living Trust. We also represent clients who have more expansive estates and who require more complex tax planning and savings techniques. Our clients have benefited from credit shelter strategies, QPRT strategies, ILIT strategies, incentive trust strategies and more. All of our clients are advised to utilize Living Wills and Health Care Proxies.

Corporate Law – Counseling businesses is an important part of our practice. My clients have included all types of legal entities, including sole proprietors, partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies. Our business clients require counseling on matters ranging from start-up matters, to contract drafting and negotiation, to employment issues, to litigation, to debt collection problems. I have helped our corporate law clients purchase and sell existing businesses and establish brand new ventures. We have gained extensive experience negotiating and drafting of business contracts.

Litigation – Since my admission to the Bar in January of 1992, I handled numerous commercial disputes in New York State Supreme Court and New York City Civil Court. I have also handled a number of matrimonial cases in New York and in Connecticut, personal injury cases, family court cases as well as estate litigation in the Surrogate’s Courts of New York and the Probate Court in Connecticut.

Criminal Law – I served on the Westchester County 18-b panel from 1993 to 2002. During that time, I represented clients who were charged with offenses related to the Vehicle & Traffic Law and to the Penal Law. I also handled a number of appeals.

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Westchester County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association

Past President of the Advanced Networkers Chapter of Business Network International

Court Evaluator for Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties

Community Service

President of the Greater Chappaqua Chamber of Commerce

Irvington Recreation Department – Volunteer Coach in Baseball, Softball and Basketball programs

Education

Pepperdine University School of School – Juris Doctor 1991

New York Law School – Attended for third year 1990-1991

State University of New York – College at Oneonta – Bachelor of Science 1987