Matthew Horowitz
Of Counsel, Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, PC
Matthew Horowitz has been representing sureties and fidelity carriers in Connecticut and Massachusetts for over 30 years. He regularly assists sureties with performance and payment bond disputes and claims arising under probate and other commercial bonds, as well as in salvage and recovery matters. He litigates in state and federal courts, appellate courts, and arbitration forums, as well as representing sureties in mediations and informal negotiations. He also provides representation to sureties in transactional matters, including drafting and negotiating takeover and tender agreements, completion contracts and documents in aid of indemnity obligations.
Matt is a member and has held leadership positions in the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the American Bar Association. He is a co-sponsor of the Northeast Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference held annually in New Jersey. He has published extensively in the surety industry including contributing chapters or serving as editor for ABA publications such as the Law of Performance Bonds, the Law of Payment Bonds and the Law of Commercial and Miscellaneous Bonds. Matt is a frequent speaker at surety and fidelity conferences.
Matt earned his B.A, summa cum laude from Tufts University and his J.D., Order of the Coif, from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, and the District of Columbia and various federal appellate and district courts. He was a founding member of the Connecticut law firm Wolf, Horowitz & Etlinger PC and he is currently of counsel to the law firm Neubert, Pepe, & Monteith PC.
Matt has taught as an adjunct professor and full-time clinical instructor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and has also taught as an Assistant Professor at Western New England College School of Law. Prior to entering private practice, Matt was employed as staff counsel by the National Education Association and staff counsel by the Greater Houston Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
