Matthew Thomas Vocci

Matthew Thomas Vocci is a partner in the law firm of Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC. He represents and advocates on behalf of low-income Marylanders and strives to provide high-quality legal representation for those who would otherwise not be able to afford an attorney. If there are landlords, property managers, lenders, debt collectors, employers, bail bondsman that are taking advantage of regular folks, Matt and his firm work to bring them to justice. The majority of Matt's work relates in some way to housing. He represents tenants against landlords and property managers on a variety of cases such as consumer protection and consumer debt collection issues, habitability, Fair Housing Act violations, illegal evictions, and personal injuries. Matt has served as class counsel on several class actions, including a recent case that resolved favorably for tenants against a large, out-of-state property management company. He has also successfully represented those seeking wages/commissions from their employer or principal. He is a member of the MSBA’s Delivery of Legal Services Committee Council and the ACLU of Maryland Committee on Litigation and Legal Priorities. Matt also helps those injured in motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and dog bites. Matt was an integral part of a trial team that represented a unit owner that suffered significant damages stemming from water infiltration and mold growth in a condominium unit. This case resulted in what is believed to be Maryland's largest judgment against a condominium board for failure to maintain and repair common elements resulting in damages to a single unit owner. Matt is active in the community and is currently serving on the Committee on Litigation and Legal Priorities for the ACLU of Maryland. He is dedicated to the advancement of a civil and just society and has written for The Daily Record on topics involving those most vulnerable in our society. He has also published opinion pieces in The Baltimore Sun and Al Dia News. Matt graduated cum laude from Temple University, Beasley School of Law in 2006 and served on the Editorial Board of the Temple Law Review. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Matthew Thomas Vocci included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors The Daily Record's Very Important Professional, 2013 Latino Provider's Network Community Service Award, 2013 Law Firm named Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service's Firm of the Year, 2019 Law Firm awarded Pro Bono Firm of the Year Award by Baltimore County Bar Association, 2019 Law firm honored with Law Firm Pro Bono Award by the Pro Bono Resource Center, 2018 Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew Thomas Vocci Included on the 2026Maryland Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Williams & Santoni, LLP, Of Counsel, 2015 - 2016
• Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, PA, Member, 2006 - 2015

• "Obtaining Significant Awards for Non-Economic Damages", Maryland State Bar Association, 2020
• "Discovery and Trial Preparation", Maryland Legal Aid, 2019

• Volunteer Attorney with Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland in Consumer Protection Program, 2016 - Present
• Volunteer Attorney with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, 2016 - Present

• Maryland, 2006
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2006
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2010

• National Association of Consumer Advocates, 2016 - Present (Member)
• Maryland State Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Member)
• ACLU of Maryland Committee on Litigation, 2016 - Present (Member)
• Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2013 - 2016 (Board Member)
• Safe and Sound Campaign, 2013 - 2018 (Board Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon