Matthew Kirkland Bass

As an attorney Mr. Bass failed to comply with a contract prepared for me as a client. My case and contract was given in July 2014. The exact terms were placed in the contract at that time and were to be reviewed on the exact date in July 2015. When my trial date came, I had complied with every condi...tion in the contract as defined by the court. Mr. Bass did not contact me as to whether I needed to appear in court on that date. When I contacted him he told me I did not need to appear and all would be taken care of. He then called me back to state that he left something out of the contract at the time it was written and he knew that the ADA would expect me to testify in a related case. I asked if I had complied with the court why this was necessary. He stated it was an oversight on his part , and since he had to work with the ADA for the next 30 yrs., he would not go behind her back and complete my contract. He stated he would ask for a continuance until he could confer with the ADA. He also stated that if I did not comply the ADA would make my life uncomfortable. He asked for the continuance then told me I had to be in court to complete the terms. I currently live in another state and had to leave my job to appear. Once I came to court he came out of the bench area to ask me a question about my social security number. When he walked away the Sheriff served me with a subpoena. Upon further advisement from other legal counsel, I learned that this was a conflict of interest.