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

About Matthew

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Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 23 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 2002

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Location

Faucette Law Firm, PLLC

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

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Matthew Charles Faucette's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.5 /5.0

35 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | DUI & DWI

Posted by Charles | June 23, 2015 | DUI & DWI

Adroit, Ethical, Capable, Attorney with Proven Experience

Matt has represented my son and or me several times in the past 12 years in Traffic Court, DUI Court, Domestic and Criminal Courts. He is has demonstrated abundant legal knowledge, adroit negotiation skills, genuine concern for us as clients and excellent counsel. I value his counsel and have... come to think of him as a friend, as well as my attorney. What has also impressed me is his humble attitude and willingness to pray for my family and me. I recommend his character and value as sound, well qualified legal counsel...I just hope I don't require his skills again anytime soon! Lol!

Posted by anonymous | June 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI

Very unresponsive

I hired Mr. Faucette for a DWI with misdemeanor child abuse charges (because I had minors in the car at the time) that I had incurred last year. After talking to a few lawyers that seemed doubtful about my case, I felt better and more confident after my consultation with Mr. Faucette. One of the main... reasons why he was hired was because he stated that he "loved the Lord" and was willing to work with me on payments. Throughout this nearly year-long ordeal, he was very hard to get ahold of, and would often leave my texts unanswered. He would say he would call me at certain times, but would never call. He eventually was able to get the child abuse charges dropped and got a good, lenient judge who gave us what we asked, for which I am grateful; however, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. He just seemed like he was unconcerned. In addition, I was let go from a new job because, although the child abuse charges were dropped, my employer Googled me and saw that I had those charges previously. I texted Mr. Faucette to ask his advice as to how I can go about getting this information taken down, and I have yet to receive a response (it's been over a month). Given my previous interactions with him, I don't think I am going to get. I think that Mr. Faucette is a very knowledgeable lawyer; however, I am dissatisfied with the overall service I received.

Matthew Faucette

Replied last June 07, 2018

Similar to the review I received below on an old expungement case (where the client did not inform me that she had already received an expungement previously) this client did not leave her name on her review. Nevertheless, I can tell from this review exactly who left the comments. I will again explain that 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. As I am just reading this negative review for the first time on June 7, 2018, here are my thoughts: Last year, on May 20, 2017, this client posted her comments. This was after I helped her - for a reduced fee - avoid a possible 24 month jail sentence (she instead got alcohol abuse treatment and a few days in county jail) and avoid a possible $4000 fine (she only got a $200 fine, as I recall). Also, I recall having to pull some strings to get her case docketed early so she could move out of state. Could I have responded more quickly to her texts and emails over the course of my representation? Absolutely. I can always improve on my client correspondence. For that, I am sincerely sorry for any feelings she may have developed as to my level of care for her. I assure you, I prayed for her throughout the representation, AS I DO FOR ALL MY CLIENTS. After her posting, back in June 2017, this client reached out to me to ask about my filing an expungement for the child abuse cases that I was able to get DISMISSED for her. I immediately replied that I would be happy to assist her. She said she would get back to me when she had funds available to retain me. I have never heard back from her, but I will reach out to her again now that I know she posted this negative review last year before I replied to her expungement request. As I mentioned below, on the ONLY other negative review I have received in 16 years, 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. Again, 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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