G. Matthew Brockway

G. Matthew Brockway is a “Triple Gator,” having earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering, and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Florida. He is a Shareholder and serves on the Board of Directors of Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A. in Sarasota, Florida.

His statewide practice focuses on representing landowners, developers, and private equity groups in a wide array of complex land use, local government, real estate, and financing matters. He is Board Certified in Real Estate Law since 2015 and taught Planning law as an adjunct professor for the University of South Florida in 2024.

He was elected to the Sarasota County Charter Review Board in 2022 and is the incoming Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. At the University of Florida, he was a member of Florida Blue Key and a four-year varsity cheerleader.

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2023, 2024
• Elite Top Attorneys, Sarasota Magazine, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Bronze Award, Legal Aid of Manasota (recognized for 20 to 49 hours of pro bono legal services), 2011, 2012
• Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014-2019

• The Florida Bar: Member: Environmental and Land Use Law Section; City County and Local Government Law Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Young Lawyers Division
• Sarasota County Bar Association: Member

• Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.: Amputating the Long Arm of Patent Law with Regard to Software Patents,127 S.Ct. 1746 (2007), 13 J. TECH. L. & POL’Y 149 (June 2008)