When one is able to overcome a great challenge, they are changed for good. While the title seems cheesy, life changing events are just that. Matt Palentchar battled a life threatening illness in 2010 and this changed who he was as a person. The way that he looked at the world was forever changed. Matt Palentchar found a deep determination to fight and defeat his illness. These characteristics are ones that he carries into his work to this day. Matt Palentchar looks at the world and is often reminded that tomorrow is not promised. He works hard to make sure he is creating a world worth living in and that means providing for his family and fighting for his clients. It’s so important as a business professional to be able to find balance between one’s personal and one’s professional life. The stresses of too much work can be devastating to a person, but without enough work, one can be left struggling to make ends meet. Attorney Matt Palentchar is the founder and president of Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC (MGP Law & Title). And because this is his second venture into starting a business, he has gained a deep understanding of what it means to invest both in a professional life as well as a personal life. His practice is located in Naples Ft. Myers, Florida and Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC specializes in real estate transactions as well as property law. Through this new firm, Matt Palentchar has had a wide variety of clientele ranging from lenders to purchasers as well as sellers in the complex commercial transaction field and hundreds of these same types of clients in the residential real estate transaction field. Matt Palentchar is passionate about his work, but he also tries to spend his free time volunteering. Matt Palentchar believes in the power of giving back and knows that the time he invests in others is good for his psychological and emotional health. Many studies have shown the benefits of volunteering for causes you believe in and that is exactly what Matt Palentchar does. He regularly volunteers for CASA as a court appointed Guardian Ad Litum for disadvantaged kids in his community. Being able to help the children that can’t help themselves reminds him of why he got into the legal field and is a nice reprieve from the kinds of cases that he takes on in his business. Matt Palentchar’s current firm was formed a few years back, after he recovered from a serious illness that forced him out of Florida for a time. The new firm, Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC, is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, and it puts a more specific focus on real estate transactions and property law than his previous firm, Matthew G. Palentchar, Esq., P.A., which he ran between 2005 and 2010, and other practices he’s worked with. Over time, he has represented hundreds of lenders, purchasers and sellers in complex commercial transactions, in addition to commercial and residential Florida real estate. More than anything, Matt Palentchar finds client service to be the key to success, which is why he does a lot of other real estate work, including title searches, title exams, and issuing title insurance for residential and commercial closings. The truth is, Matt Palentchar has come a long way since he finished law school in Ohio, moved to Florida and passed the bar. He began his practice in Naples, at a general practice law firm where he practiced real estate, estate planning, civil, criminal and business law, but he’s grown a lot since then and is now a real estate specialist unlike any other. In addition to being a member in good standing of the Florida Bar, Matt also likes to spend his free time volunteering for CASA as a court appointed Guardian Ad Litum for disadvantaged children. He longs to be more than a good real estate lawyer, but also a leader in the community of St. Petersburg, where he lives with his wife Heather and their two dogs. After receiving his undergraduate from Rutgers University - New Brunswick and his Juris Doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University, Matt Palentchar started a business and was on his way to becoming a successful attorney. This dream was halted however in 2010 when he battled a life threatening illness. Matt Palentchar was determined though and defeated this illness. This taught him a valuable life lesson about how life is not promised to us and while he had to leave the firm he launched, he had even more determination to succeed after this battle. Matt Palentchar is now more focused than ever and takes this focus and passion into each of his clients’ cases. The fact of the matter is, Matt Palentchar has come a long way from his childhood in Colonia, New Jersey, where he grew up and spent most of his time playing organized sports like soccer, football, baseball and basketball. He must have decided to become a lawyer early on because once he graduated high school, he went on to get a Bachelor’s Degree in political science from Rutgers. While at Rutgers, he obtained a scholarship to attend Ohio Northern University, where he earned his Juris Doctor, or law degree. That was when he decided that Florida was more his speed and he moved there, passed the bar and soon after started his own firm. When one looks back at Matthew Palentchar’s career, they will find that he has been practicing law in Florida since 2004, when he received his law degree and passed the bar exam. He has experience in a number of practice areas, although these days, he specializes in the area of real estate law, where he has assisted hundreds of lenders, buyers and sellers in making sure they got the best deal and that everything was done properly, with no deficiencies that could void the sale or make it less than ideal later on. Matt Palentchar’s current firm features a far more specific focus on real estate transactions and property law than was the case with his previous firm. He also does a lot more routine real estate work, like title searches, title exams, and issuing title insurance for residential and commercial closings. He has represented many hundreds of lenders, purchasers and sellers in a great many complex commercial transactions, although he also does other, more common, real estate work, including title searches, title exams, and issuing title insurance for residential and commercial closings. Sometimes, because Matt Palentchar believes in total client service, he also practices in the areas of corporate transactions, probate, simple estate planning, and small business law. The fact is, Matt Palentchar has been practicing law in Florida since 2004. In that time, he has practiced in a number of areas, although he clearly prefers real estate. He’s come a long way since growing up and playing sports in Colonia, NJ. His love of sports including playing in sports leagues with friends,participating in baseball, basketball, football and soccer, among others. Following high school, Matt Palentchar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in political science from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, after which he received a scholarship to attend Ohio Northern University, where he earned his Juris Doctor, or law degree. After completing law school, Matt scrammed to Florida and passed the bar exam. He was a lawyer with a general practice law firm in Naples, Florida for about a year. They practiced in real estate, but also many other areas, and he really didn’t feel comfortable, so he formed Matthew G. Palentchar, Esq., P.A., which he ran from 2005 through 2010. Matt Palentchar began his law career as a jack-of-all-trades with a general practice law firm in Naples, Florida, but tired of that soon enough and formed Matthew G. Palentchar, Esq., P.A., a firm that he ran between 2005 and 2010, at which time a terrible illness and a few other personal issues overwhelmed him and forced him out of Florida for a while. However, when he recovered, he returned to Florida, this time to St. Petersburg, where he formed Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC, a firm that has a primary specialty of real estate transactions. Thus far, Matt Palentchar has represented hundreds of lenders, purchasers and sellers in complex commercial transactions. In addition to his status as a member in good standing of the Florida Bar Association, Matt also appreciates being able to spend his free time volunteering for the organization Court-Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, for which he works as a court-appointed Guardian Ad Litum for underserved and disadvantaged children. Ever since Matt Palentchar began his adventures in the practice of law in Florida more than a decade ago, he has primarily specialized in real estate. That said, he also does a lot of work in the areas of corporate transactions, probate, simple estate planning, and small business law, so he’s not exactly limited in his capabilities. He has come a very long way since he grew up in Colonia, New Jersey as a sports star in several sports, such as baseball and football, among others. After graduating from high school, Matt Palentchar earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and followed that up with a Juris Doctor (law degree), which he earned at Ohio Northern University Law School. However, after graduating law school, Matt figured it was time he went to Florida, so he went to Naples, Florida, passed that state’s bar exam and took a job with a general practice law firm down there, until he tired of that and formed “Matthew G. Palentchar, Esq., P.A.” in 2005. He ran his own firm until 2010, when he was hit with a very serious life-threatening illness forced him out of Florida for a time. Before long, however, he recovered, returned to Florida and formed “Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC” in St. Petersburg, where he continues to focus on real estate transactions and property law to this day. When Matthew Palentchar was growing up in Colonia, NJ and he was playing sports, he probably couldn’t have imagined that he would someday emerge as a prominent Florida lawyer, but that is what he isd what he has become after more than a dozen years’ experience in the law. It has been a long journey. Following high school, Matt earned a B.A. in political science from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and followed that up with a scholarship to earn a law degree from Ohio Northern University.
These days, his latest firm, Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC, which is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, is focused primarily on real estate transactions and property law, including complex transactions. That doesn’t mean he isn’t above performing the more routine functions of a real estate attorney, however. He is also more than happy to perform more mundane real estate tasks, like title searches, title exams, and issuing title insurance for residential and commercial closings. After practicing law in Florida since 2004, he’s just happy to be where he is. Matthew Palentchar passed the bar and began to practice law in Florida about a dozen years ago. Since then, his primary specialty has been in in real estate, but he has also gained experience with corporate transactions, probate, simple estate planning, and small business law.
He has come a long way since he grew up in Colonia, New Jersey. No one would have guessed that Matthew Palentchar would be a top lawyer back then; he was too obsessed with playing sports. However, after he graduated high school and then earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Matt managed to secure a scholarship to attend law school at Ohio Northern University, which is where he earned his law degree. Walking out of law school, Matthew Palentchar headed straight to Florida, where he passed the bar exam and began his legal career with a general practice law firm in Naples. There, he did practice real estate law, but he also practiced in other areas. Before long, he established Matthew G. Palentchar, Esq., P.A., which he ran from 2005 through 2010. That was when he contracted a life-threatening illness and was forced to deal with other personal issues that forced him to leave Florida for awhile. Being really tough, however, Matt Palentchar got through all of that and returned to Florida to establish Matthew G. Palentchar, PLLC in St. Petersburg. This current firm is focused on real estate transactions and property law. He represents many parties, including lenders, purchasers and sellers in complex commercial transactions, but he also does more common real estate work, including title searches, title exams, and issuing title insurance for residential and commercial closings. Matt Palentchar is one of the best real estate lawyers in Florida nowadays. |