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WEBSITE
https://www.bowie-jensen.com/
ADDRESS
210 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Towson, Maryland, US 21204
EMAIL
estworthy@bowie-jensen.com
PHONE
(443) 921-4226
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Biography

For more than two decades, businesses and individuals have turned to Mr. Esworthy for guidance and representation in high-stakes litigation. He has achieved notable results for clients in a variety of litigation matters, including complex commercial disputes, business litigation, employment and regulatory matters, fiduciary litigation, white-collar defense, trusts and estates litigation and cybersecurity.

Throughout his accomplished career, Mr. Esworthy has been an active member of state and national bar associations, alumni groups, and civic organizations. A recognized authority on cybersecurity law, he serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section Cyber Crime Committee and the Maryland State Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Task Force. He is past president of the alumni association for Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law, and recently appointed to serve again on the Penn State Alumni Council. Dedicated to the Greater Baltimore community, Matt has also served as a board member of Civic Works and the Clarence H. “Du” Burns Memorial Fund.  Recognizing his many contributions, The Daily Record honored Matt with a Leadership in Law Award in 2019.  And since 2016, Mr. Esworthy has been named in the annual “Top 100” list published by Maryland Super Lawyers® and cited in Best Lawyers as one of the leading commercial litigators in the state.  Prior to entering private practice, Matt served the Maryland Court of Special Appeals as judicial clerk to Hon. Joseph F. Murphy, Jr.

Admissions

  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Maryland
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Maryland

Education

  • The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D.
  • Skidmore College, B.A.

Board Affiliations & Memberships

Penn State

  • Past-Member & Past-President, Board of Directors, The Dickinson School of Law Alumni Association of the Pennsylvania State University
  • Member & Past-President, Board of Directors, The Penn State Law Alumni Association
  • Past-Member, Penn State University Alumni Council
  • Past-Member, Executive Board of Penn State Alumni Council

Baltimore Area Non-Profits

  • Member, Board of Directors, and Acting General Counsel, Clarence H. “Du” Burns Memorial Fund, Inc.
  • Past-Member, Board of Directors, Civic Works, Inc.

 American Bar Association

  • Past-Member, American Bar Association Cybersecurity Legal Task Force
  • Special Advisor to the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Council
  • Co-Chair, Criminal Justice Section Cyber Crime Committee

Maryland State Bar Association

  • Co-Chair, Maryland State Bar Association – Cyber Security Task Force
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association – CLE & Publications Committee
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association – Member of Special Committee on Voir Dire

Bar Associations

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member, Baltimore County Bar Association
  • Member, Baltimore City Bar Association
  • Member, Federal Bar Association

 Law Clubs and Professional Associations

  • Member, J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court

Rankings & Awards

  • Penn State Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumni Council Members, 2019
  • Winner of The Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Award, 2019
  • Super Lawyers
    • Selected to the Maryland Top 100 Super Lawyers list, 2016-2024
    • Selected to the Maryland Super Lawyers list, 2014-2024
    • Selected to the Maryland Rising Stars Super Lawyers list, 2011-2013
  • Best Lawyers
    • Named Lawyer of the Year for work in Technology Law in Baltimore, 2019
    • Selected to the Best Lawyers in America list in the field of Commercial Litigation, 2016-2024
    • Selected to the Best Lawyers in America list in the field of Technology Law, 2019-2024
  • Rated as “AV Preeminent” and endorsed for “High Ethical Standing” in Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer review survey
  • Selected to The Daily Record’s Top 40 Under 40 Very Important Professionals list (2012)

Media

Events

  • Presenter, Hon. Anselm Sodaro Judicial Civility Award – June 2022
  • Presenter, 2022 Advanced Business Law Institute:  Update on Cyber Crime and Regulation of Personal Identifiable Information  —  April 2022
  • Presenter, MSBA Solo & Small Firm Summit-  Run Your Practice: Cybersecurity Basics – What Solo & Small Firms Need to Know – March 2022
  • Presenter, Hon. Anselm Sodaro Judicial Civility Award – June 2021
  • Presenter, Hon. Anselm Sodaro Judicial Civility Award – June 2020
  • Presenter, Hon. Anselm Sodaro Judicial Civility Award – 2019
  • Presenter, Maryland GFOA Fall Conference: Cybercrime Ransomware – October 2019
  • Presenter, Bar Association of Baltimore City’s Business Litigation Committee: ESI Roundtable – May 2019
  • Presenter, “CFMA Maryland Chapter Seminar: White Collar Crime and Fraud” – February 2019
  • Presenter, Iowa State Bar’s 2018 eCommerce and Intellectual Property Law Seminar on The CLOUD Act – November 2018
  • Co-Host, 2018 Penn State Alumni Association Volunteer Awards Dinner – October 2018
  • Presenter, Hon. Anselm Sodaro Judicial Civility Award – June 2018
  • Speaker, Penn State Law Class of 2018 Commencement – May 2018
  • Panelist, CFMA Seminar on Construction & Cyber Resiliency: What You Need to Know & What You Need to Do – at RCM&D in Towson, Maryland – March 1, 2018
  • Speaker, Penn State Law Class of 2017 Commencement – May 2017
  • Speaker, Penn State Law Class of 2016 Commencement – May 2016
  • Speaker, Penn State Law Class of 2015 Commencement – May 2015
  • Speaker, Penn State Dickinson School of Law Class of 2014 Commencement – May 2014
  • Panelist, “Cybercrimes: The Perfect Crime and Local Governments are Not Immune,” Annual International Municipal Lawyers Association Conference – September 2014
  • Moderator and panelist, “Cyber Attacks: The Perfect Crime?  A Lawyer’s Guide to the World of Cybersecurity,” ABA’s Criminal Justice Section program – February 2014
  • Panelist, “Why Cybercrime Has Become the Perfect Crime,” Government Security Conference & Expo – May 2013
  • Panelist, “Anatomy of a Trial,” ABA’s Litigation Section Annual Conference – May 2013
  • Moderator, “Cost Effective Approaches to Dealing with ESI” panel discussion, ABA Criminal Justice Section’s Spring Conference – Spring 2012
  • Speaker, “Rule of Law in Cyber Conflict & Cybercrime,” Government Security Conference & Expo – April 2012
  • Faculty member, “The Digital Age Meets the Constitution: Implications of United States v. Jones,” Bloomberg BNA webinar – February 2012
  • Moderator, “A Comprehensive View of Where Cyber Crime is Heading in 2012” panel discussion, ABA Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting – February 2012
  • Moderator, “The ESI Tsunami:  A Comprehensive Discussion about Electronically Stored Information in Criminal Cases,” ABA Criminal Justice Section’s Second Annual Prescription for Criminal Justice Forensics – June 2011

Representative Matters

Matt has achieved favorable results in a number of high profile civil cases, including:

  • Defended a Fortune 500 corporation in a federal eminent domain lawsuit involving the installation of gas pipelines under the purview of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
  • Represented a large casino who sought to enforce non-compete and non-solicitation agreements of former employees and prohibit key competitors from using sensitive trade secret information;
  • Defended a personal representative and trustee in a complex multi-million-dollar lawsuit;
  • Defended a firearms designer in a commercial lawsuit;
  • Defended a commercial building owner in a regulatory zoning lawsuit brought by Baltimore City;
  • Defended a law firm in a multi-million-dollar defamation/invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by a public official;
  • Represented minority shareholders of a Fortune 500 company in a complex shareholder dispute; and
  • Defended internationally-renowned recording artists, producers and record labels in a civil conspiracy/intentional tort lawsuit.

Matt has also defended individuals targeted for criminal prosecution by federal and state authorities, involving a wide variety of criminal charges:

  • Defended a prominent businessman against federal antitrust (bid rigging) charges;
  • Defended a Washington D.C. construction company against federal criminal conspiracy and fraud charges;
  • Defended a Virginia based home construction business against federal bank and mortgage fraud charges;
  • Defended numerous federal and state cybercrime prosecutions; and
  • Defended and represented targets in election law fraud prosecutions.
  • Represented small business owners against Medicare fraud claims.