Your go-to business, legal, & tax advisers in Maryland and beyond
You need more than an attorney who will simply bill you for legal services. You need a business confidante you can trust, who can see the forest without being preoccupied by individual trees.
Partner
Meet Matt
Matthew P. Kraeuter leads the business practice area for Frost & Associates, operating out of an office in Ocean City, Maryland out on the Eastern Shore.
Matthew’s substantial legal experience and business acumen are paired with an uncanny attention to detail to help your business find success. Prior to joining the Frost & Associates team in 2020, Matthew worked as in-house counsel for a defense contractor after working with an international law firm focused on litigation, real estate, and regulatory issues.
Previously as in-house counsel, Matthew assisted with contract drafting, negotiation and management, corporate compliance, litigation avoidance and management, and strategic relationships.
Matthew’s legal and business acumen allow him to work with all segments of the company to ensure an intimate knowledge of each business unit so that he can deliver effective advice to the management team. Paired together with the tax prowess from the professionals at Frost & Associates, the firm can provide a comprehensive yet practical view of any business situation.
Prior to starting his own law firm, Matthew was a partner for an Annapolis-based law firm and, prior to that, worked for a large law firm focused on litigation and regulatory issues.
Following law school, Matthew clerked for the Honorable Paul W. Grimm of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Matthew received his law degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Baltimore. He studied physics and business while attending the University of Delaware and earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
Education
- University of Baltimore, School of Law
- University of Delaware
Meet members of the Frost & Associates team
Glen Frost, Esq., CPA, CFP
Partner
Glen focuses on Tax Controversy and Litigation, International Tax Matters, Tax Planning, Estate Planning, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and regulatory investigations by various government agencies including the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). Mr. Frost manages a team of attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, former IRS employees, certified fraud examiners, and other professionals.
Dan Staeven, Esq.
Senior Associate
Dan is a business and bankruptcy attorney who focuses on consumer and business bankruptcies, creditors rights, foreclosures, foreclosure defense, and real property matters. He regularly draws on his extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, precedents and procedures to develop, draft, and negotiate legal documents. He also formulates legal advice, opinions, approaches and arguments consistent with governing laws, policies, and regulations.
Elizabeth Burlington, Esq.
Associate
Elizabeth is a tax attorney who focuses her practice on tax controversy, creditors’ rights, transactional real estate, and litigation. She earned her undergraduate degree from St. John’s College in 2008, and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2012.
Sean Hatley, Esq.
Associate
Sean is a business attorney who focuses on corporate law, civil and commercial litigation, employment law, government contracting, and construction law. Sean also provides business consulting services, having earned an MBA from University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business in 2015.
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