Deborah Gail Matthews

I was recommended to Deborah by a close friend of mine who’s judgement I respect, (perfectionist when it comes to legal/tax matters). I also have advanced cancer so there was a time constraint to get this done. Deborah was very considerate and got me into my initial meeting within the week – I know... she had to shuffle a few appointments as she is in very high demand. I required several documents of a high legal/technical nature that included: • Last Will and Testament • Trust Deed • Deed of Assignment • Memorandum of Instruction • Power of Attorney • Advanced Medical Directive • HIPAA Release I received a draft of the documents much faster than expected. Not a single amendment was required. We set up an appointment to sign the documentation. Deborah was completely prepared for the meeting which was completed in record time. I walked out knowing me and my loved ones are legally protected to the full extent of the law. Also want to take this opportunity to give a big shout out to Deborah’s legal team Cassandra and Natalie, (hope I spelt your name right). They are a delight who really know their jobs. Well done folks. I would recommend Deborah and Team to anyone.

She responded quickly and saw me right away when I had an urgent need. Everything was completed smoothly and efficiently by the entire office team. They offered full service completion of my estate documents. Ms Matthews rhinks quickly and planned all my documents including communicating rapidly with... my other attorneys to make sure that I had all I needed. She was very kind with the fees and understood my problems very well.

I hired Ms. Matthews after the unexpected death of my mother. I have no siblings, she was not married at the time of her death. Ms. Matthews was my attorney for approx 1 month before we determined that my mother's estate was likely to be insolvent. Since that meeting, Ms. Matthews blatantly ignored s...everal phone calls and emails from me. She did not respond to me for two weeks, so I made the decision to terminate her. I notified her, she did not respond. When I showed up at her office to retrieve my documents, she walked in the front door as I was in the lobby. I asked her what was going on. She said she was sorry but she had other clients in crisis, one had just had brain surgery. Ms. Matthews has a staff of at least 3. Why did she not direct her staff to contact me, and let me know she was unavailable due to emergency? Furthermore, how is another client's crisis a legitimate reason for ignoring mine? Why would you want to hire a lawyer who does not reply to any of your outreaches for 2 weeks?

I have worked with hundreds of lawyers in my career, and Deborah Matthews is one of the nicest and warmest people you would ever want to work with. More than nice, she's extremely knowledgeable about probate, and estate planning related topics and is always very responsive to our needs. If we have ...a question, we know that Ms. Matthews will provide us a properly researched and well versed answer. Ms. Matthews is also very well respected among her colleagues as we had worked with some other attorneys in the area, none of whom exuded the kindness of Ms. Matthews or her staff. I would highly recommend working with Ms. Matthews, and encourage you to speak with her about your matter. You will learn, quickly, the same thing that we did, and that is that she really cares. Further, since the time I first hired Ms. Matthews I have have referred several friends and colleagues, and EVERYONE has been happy with her and her staff. We could not be in better hands. Thank you Ms. Matthews for showing us you care.