Matt Scarfone is a Shareholder at Colodny Fass and his practice focuses on complex insurance matters and commercial litigation.  Licensed to practice law in both Florida and Michigan, he represents clients in a vast array of industries, including insurance, forensics, consulting, marine services, and telecommunications. 

Matt is a certified Continuing Education Instructor in Adjuster Law and Policy with the Florida Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services.  He often speaks at conferences and continuing education seminars on emerging issues affecting the insurance industry and has represented insurance trade groups as amicus curiae in appellate matters involving issues of broad industry significance.

In his insurance practice, Matt has experience representing insurers and other insurance-related entities across various lines of insurance, including property and casualty, liability, professional liability, errors and omissions, marine, and transportation/logistics.  He frequently handles high-stakes disputes involving coverage issues, bad faith, fraud, and class actions.  Matt is often asked to counsel insurers on coverage issues and litigation strategies, and to defend complex losses.  He also assists clients in drafting and revising policy language, streamlining operations, and consulting on claim investigations.  

In his commercial litigation practice, Matt handles complex matters involving breach of contract, negligence, intentional interference, defamation, business torts, statutory claims, and other legal and equitable causes of action. He has experience defending complex litigation including multi-party disputes, class actions, and multi-district ligation.  Attention to detail and focused litigation strategy set Matt apart as your go-to lawyer when the stakes are high and results matter most. 

Special Recognition

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star (2020–present)

Thought Leadership

  • Contributor to the Chambers & Partners Insurance Litigation Global Practice Guide: Trends and Developments and the Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide: Trends and Developments
  • Author in CLM Magazine and the Triple-I Blog on Florida property insurance reform and litigation trends
  • Frequent speaker on insurance coverage, bad faith, fraud, catastrophe claims, and E&O exposure at industry conferences and national forums

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
  • Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee
  • Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club
  • Port Everglades Association

Representative Appellate Matters

  • McCarty v. Myers, 125 So. 3d 333 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (counsel for amici curiae)
  • Spicer v. Tenet Florida Physician Services, LLC, 149 So. 3d 163 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) (counsel for appellant)
  • One Call Prop. Services Inc. v. Sec. First Ins. Co., 165 So. 3d 749 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (counsel for amici curiae)
  • Olympus Ins. Co. v. Hernandez, 171 So. 3d 831 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (counsel for petitioner)
  • Fassacheti v. S. Fid. Ins. Co., 225 So. 3d 824 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (counsel for appellee) 
  • Garo Mgmt., Inc. v. Maglev Energy, Inc., 254 So. 3d 401 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (counsel for appellees)
  • Hernandez v. Olympus Ins. Co., 264 So. 3d 167 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019) (counsel for appellee)
  • State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Care Wellness Ctr., LLC, 333 So. 3d 362 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (counsel for amicus curiae)
  • Sarentino v. Homeowners Choice Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., Inc., 384 So. 3d 171 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024) (counsel for appellee)
  • Wright v. JPay LLC, 388 So. 3d 781 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024), reh’g denied (Apr. 4, 2024) (counsel for appellee) 
  • USAA Cas. Ins. Co. v. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC, — So. 3d —, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D174 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 28, 2026) (counsel for amici curiae)