Matthew John Buzzetti

Matthew John Buzzetti

3.9
Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 13 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Elmira, NY
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Criminal Defense ... +4 more

111 North Main Street, Elmira, NY

About Matthew

Biography

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 13 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2012

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Matthew John Buzzetti

111 North Main Street, Elmira, NY, 14901

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Matthew John Buzzetti's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.9 /5.0

14 Client Reviews

5 star (10)
4 star (0)
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1 star (4)

Posted by anonymous | August 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Poor Communication

He has very poor communication skills. Not only will Matt not return your phone calls or emails but he will not even respond to the other parties attorney. Talk about unprofessional! During the consultation he seems like he will get things done for you, but the second he gets his retainer money from ...you he stops caring about you. He gets his payday all up front so there is no way to hold him accountable. Something else that is just not right is that when we talk about the details of my divorce offer he just emails it to the other lawyer without giving me a chance to look it over first. The other party is always given a copy of everything their lawyer does for them and even has to send it to me so that I can see it!! Divorce is not an easy thing to go through and choosing him was a HUGE MISTAKE. I wanted someone to help me navigate my way through the divorce process and tell me what has to be done but instead I feel like I am blindly stumbling through the process alone while the other party has someone actually fighting for them.

Posted by anonymous | June 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Crook!

Hired talk the talk can't walk the walk poor lawyer running for Judge so he has no time to do his JOB!

Posted by Jacalyn | February 18, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

The greatest!

Matt and his staff are honest and very polite! He goes above and beyond to handle your case! Even though I didn't obtain adoption, there are some things that you cannot control. You have to be patient when waiting for someone to contact you back because they get overwhelmed. I still have full physica...l and legal custody both my grandsons. I highly recommend Matt Buzzetti if you want honest, trustworthy and someone who knows all about the law!

Posted by Stacey | May 2, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Phenomenal Lawyer

My husband and I hired Matthew Buzzetti to represent us during a custody battle for our daughter back in 2020. Our situation was extremely difficult due to covid which delayed the process. Matthew was extremely patient and reliable. During the 2 year court battle we also had some pretty intense situa...tions take place other than just covid and had I been Matthew I would have walked away due to the amount of unnecessary and crazy situations caused by my daughter's father but Matt continued to stick through it while helping me remain calm. As you can imagine for a 2 year long court proceeding the financial aspect would also continue on however Matt was extremely understanding, patient and overall only concerned on what we could pay on when we could. He truly is all about helping out his clients and not about just getting paid. April of 2022 we had our final court appearance and we won what we were asking for and even more. To add on top of that we recently received a letter from Matt letting us know our case has been closed, thanking us for trusting in his office and to inform us that he also waived the remainder of our bill. My family and I are forever grateful and thankful for everything Matt has done for us and we will always recommend him to others and shall we ever need any other services we most definitely will go through Matthew Buzzetti again. Thank you Matt and staff for absolutely everything you have endured and done for our family.

Posted by anonymous | January 24, 2022 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Family court

Matthew is not truthful he is a paid lier, he will not look into anything just goes with whatever someone tells him

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Matthew John Buzzetti's Lawyer Endorsements

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Chad Hammond

General practice lawyer | Dec 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I first met Attorney Buzzetti back many years ago when he interned at the Public Defenders Office where I was working at the time. Since then, Attorney Buzzetti has developed into a very enthusiastic and seasoned trial attorney. He is a very well versed in the law including criminal, matrimonial and family court proceedings. He is an honest lawyer who has never done wrong by me on the many cases we have been adversaries on. Attorney Buzzetti understands what is in his clients best interest and advises them accordingly."

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Jessica Saks

Family lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2018

Top 100, Association of American Trial Lawyers

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Associate Attorney, The Law Office of Kevin P. Flynn

2014 - 2016

Assistant City Attorney, City of Elmira

2014 - 2016

Attorney, The Buzzetti Law Office

2011 - 2014

Assistant Public Advocate, Chemung County

Associations

2017 - Present

Chemung County Bar Association

President

2011 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

New York State Defenders Association

Member

2014 - 2017

Chemung County Bar Association

Vice President

2011 - 2015

American Bar Association

Member

Education

2011

Florida Coastal School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2008

Ithaca College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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