Matthew J. Dorsey

Shareholder

Matt is a Shareholder concentrating his practice in the area of elder law, estate administration, and Medicaid planning. In his Medicaid planning practice, Matt works with families to preserve their assets, while obtaining access to necessary long term care services. Matt has been a Legal Services Provider for the Saratoga County Office for the Aging for over twenty years and previously served as the Saratoga County Examiner of Guardianship Accounts. Matt has lectured on elder law issues for the State and County Bar Associations, as well as the Office for the Aging and Community Hospice.

Matt is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Elder Law Section. He also served as an elected representative to the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates between 2003 and 2005. Based on Matt’s professional background and long history of community service, the Saratoga County Bar Association nominated Matt in 2007 for a New York State Bar Association Outstanding Lawyer Award.

Matt’s interest in the well-being of our elderly led him to establish the Saratoga Springs Memory Walk for the benefit of the Alzheimer’s Association, and he previously served as Chairman of the Memory Walk.  Matt was recognized as a Volunteer of the Year by the Adirondack Branch of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Matt previously served as City Attorney for the City of Saratoga Springs under both Mayor Michael Lenz and Mayor Scott Johnson. Mayor John Safford appointed Matt to the Saratoga Springs Charter Review Commission in 2025.

Previously, Matt served as President of the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, and also as a Board Member of the Saratoga Springs Rotary Education Foundation. The Foundation raises funds for and manages an endowment for the Rotary scholarship program, which provides over $50,000 in scholarship funding every year to area high school students.  Additionally, he was a member of the Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York, where he served as President from 2021 – 2022.

Matt is a member of the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club, Lodge No. 161, where he serves as the Justice of the Subordinate Forum.

Matt is a prior recipient of the Outstanding Young Leader Award from the Greater Saratoga Springs Jaycees. He is a graduate of the Leadership Saratoga Program, created by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to develop community leaders in the Greater Saratoga area.

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