Matthew Charles Faucette

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Matthew Charles Faucette

4.5
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 23 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC

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2023 2022 2021

Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 23 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 2002

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Faucette Law Firm, PLLC

421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC, 27601

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Matthew Charles Faucette's Reviews

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4.5 /5.0

35 Client Reviews

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Posted by john | July 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

A class act!!!!!!

I had a serious felony charge against me that occurred as a result of me having schizophrenia and commiting a crime under those influences… upon my arrest and subsequent hospitilazation, my wife called out to several lawyers, and matt was the first to respond to her, and please note this was also ...while he was on vacation at the beach with his family. During the initial conversation with my wife, he assured her , that although the charges where serious he believed he could get us a positive outcome regardless of how it looked on paper. from that moment on things weren't so dark for me and my family anymore. We then agreed to hire Matt for our case. and after the first initial consultation he gave us a price for the representation, and even agreed to take it into a couple of payments, and since I was no longer employed this was a tremendous bonus to me and my family. From the very beginning Matt has always treated me and my wife with respect and dignity throughout the whole process regardless of the circumstances and how it looked . he never treated me as a criminal and always made me feel comfortable with matt I believe it is truly about the work and not the money he puts his heart into all that he does., so now its onto court and after the first couple of court appearances and just as Matt said, we where given a very fair outcome by the judge that required court appointed appearances every 6 weeks for an entire year, and as usual Matt was there every time and never once asked for an additional penny to compensate for the court appearances and time… so now finally its been a whole year now and my charges have been officially dismissed and the case closed, Matt will be now working to get my record expunged and I can finally put this nightmare behind me and my family . and I have Matt Faucett to thank for all of that... he always did what he said he could do, nothing more nothing less, I also know he devotes a lot of his time to charitable causes overseas in third world countries and in my eyes a CLASS ACT ALL THE WAY. THANK YOU MATT!!!!!!!

Posted by anonymous | March 30, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Home away from home

My son had a warrant for his arrest from another state that he once lived in. He was arrested and eventually was taken back to that state. I submitted a question online and Matt Faucette picked up my case. He reached out to me about 9pm that night, which was so impressive to me. After hearing wha...t happened and the situation my son was in, Matt said he was going to try and help us with his situation. Being that I was in another state working with him with this matter, he did an awesome job with this case. I will recommend Matt Faucette to anyone that need a Lawyer for whatever reason. He was a God sent man for me and my son. Thanks Matt for all that you did for us. May God continue to bless you where you can continue to bless others.

Posted by anonymous | November 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Expungement

Expungement

We approached Mr Faucette for a possible early expungement in 2015 before the new NC expungement law passed in 2017. Beyond the consultation, we didn't hear much from him after we paid the fee, which was three times of that from another lawyer we used later on to file the expungement in 2017. I u...nderstand that it may have been more difficult before the law was passed, but what was concerning was that it was difficult to hear from him or get a straight answer after the fee was paid. If we did receive a response, it wasn't a concrete no, this can't be done, or yes, we can move forward either. It wasn't until the law passed and I reached out about it, that I received an almost immediate response and was quoted another fee to have it filed. We decided to go with another attorney and the record has since been expunged, and we have moved on. It was an expensive lesson learned.

Posted by anonymous | October 24, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

don't hire him outside of criminal law

He lied to me. don't hire him for anything other than criminal law, I made that mistake and he gave my opponent free legal advice and helped him strike a better deal than what he was asking for. My opponent committed perjury but Faucett disregarded that entirely just to get rid of my case. A complete... waste of money.

Posted by anonymous | April 03, 2015 | Expungement

Unsuccessful expungement

I hired and paid him to do an expungment. Of course the payment was received but the expungement was never processed. I attempted to call and email him for an update and the status but he gave me some run-around answer that was not consistent with the courts. He never refunded me the money I paid h...im to do the expungement as he stated he would.

Matthew Faucette

Replied last April 03, 2015

Response from Attorney Matt Faucette: Given that the individual client who posted this review did not leave their name, I unfortunately cannot respond specifically to the client or to the underlying issue. That being said, because it is a fairly rare occurrence for my clients to be dissatisfied with my service and representation, I am close to certain that I can recall this incidence (from 7 years ago) and this client's name (which I will obviously not share for attorney/client confidentiality purposes). If I am recalling this client properly, she had retained me to represent her in a "possession of marijuana" case. I was able to get the case dismissed for her (as well as a companion case for her boyfriend). She then asked me to file an expunction for her. I did that. Unfortunately, under NC law at that time, an individual who had already filed for, and had already been granted, an expunction for a previously dismissed case, could not avail themselves of another expunction. She had apparently been charged with "harassing phone calls" in a different county in 2002 and she had requested for that charge to be expunged in 2004. When I interviewed her for the 2008 case, she did not remember filing that expunction and, as a result, she did not disclose to me that she had already used her expunction already. If she had, I would have advised that she would not be allowed another expunction, and I would not have done the work to seek another expunction. So, I drafted and filed all the expunction documentation, and when the request was finally denied, I advised her of the fact that she had previously filed for an expunction. Regarding this poster's allegation that I did not return her fee, I must admit that I do not recall returning any fee. I was hired to represent her in the misdemeanor drug case and was thankfully able to get the charges dismissed for her. I actually didn't charge her any additional fees to handle the expunction, so I did not return any fees. That being said, it is ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS my goal to provide caring service and quality legal representation to every client, and when a client is not satisfied, I welcome the opportunity to address the client's concerns. If this poster ever reads my response, I would certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss any issues with her. (And if this poster is not the client I am herein describing, I welcome that phone call as well.) As an attorney, and more importantly, as a Christian attorney, I try to do all my work for the glory of the Lord (Colossians 3:23). I am saddened to learn that there is a past client who obviously felt betrayed by my care of her and by my care of her legal matter. I pledge to her, and to all future clients that I am honored to represent, to at all times offer my best service and representation for a fair and reasonable fee. May God bless you all!!!

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Education

2002

Campbell University

MBA - Master of Business Administration

2002

Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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