Matthew 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.   

Matt is active in the community and is currently serving on the board of Economic Action 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.    

He has also been a recipient of one of the “Very Important Professionals Successful by 40” awards that are bestowed annually by the Maryland Daily Record. Mr. Vocci graduated from the University of Richmond, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice, and he later attended the Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was an editor on the Temple Law Review before being awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2006.