MATTHEW GORSON
SENIOR CHAIRMAN, GREENBERG TRAURIG, MIAMI
Gorson, who joined the firm in 1973 as its 14th lawyer, has practiced mostly in the area of real estate and once chaired the firm’s national real estate practice. The firm credits him as “instrumental in developing its reputation as a real estate powerhouse.” He supervises the firm’s operations in the southeastern U.S. and California. Gorson is founder and chairman of the Downtown Miami Charter School, serves on the board of trustees of Friends of the Underline and is also chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami.
| EDUCATION | University of Miami (BA), University of Chicago (JD) |
| PHILANTHROPIC PASSION | The commitment that I have made to bettering the lives of at-risk children in Miami through education and mentoring. By lifting up our children, we lift up our entire community. |
| SOMETHING SUPRISING | I am an avid collector of contemporary abstract art. |
| FAVORITE PART OF LEADERSHIP | Spending more time on imparting my knowledge of how to be a great lawyer to the younger people, which provides me with a great deal of personal satisfaction. |