Bio

Matthew Geary is a civil litigator known for his ability to see the complexities of clients’ legal issues. His experience and knowledge of his clients’ businesses help him build creative legal strategies and solutions that lead to results. Matt also has significant appellate experience briefing and arguing cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Missouri Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, and intermediate appellate courts in Missouri and Kansas. Matt is also a frequent speaker and author on topics impacting the surety industry.

Matt has extensive experience representing clients in a wide array of civil disputes, including cases involving the surety industry, insurance coverage and defense, business disputes, and product liability defense. Additionally, Matt has been a city attorney and represents clients in municipal government matters. Clients look to Matt to handle important cases that protect their future. Matt has obtained successful results for clients in cases with millions of dollars at stake across a broad spectrum of industries.

Matt joined Dysart Taylor in 2002 and was made a shareholder and director of the firm in 2008. Prior to joining Dysart Taylor, Matt was a law clerk to the Honorable Patricia Breckenridge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. Matt also worked as a legal intern for the Honorable David J. Waxse, Magistrate for the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

Matt is licensed in the state and federal courts in Missouri and Kansas as well as the United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits.

Experience

• Regularly represents surety companies in performance and payment bond cases, commercial bond cases and indemnification issues.
• Extensive experience representing public utilities and rural electric cooperatives in matters relating to injury and property damage claims, bankruptcy, billing disputes and administrative matters.
• Broad experience representing property owners and business owners in zoning and land use matters, direct and inverse condemnation, regulatory takings, licensing disputes and constitutional issues involving governmental entities.
• Significant experience representing business owners and shareholders in breach of fiduciary duty cases, dissolutions and other business disputes.
• Pro bono representation of a nonprofit group developing rail trails in the state of Kansas.
• Drafted real estate contracts, leases, easements and other agreements in connection with real estate transactions with private and governmental entities.