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Careton Ray Matthews

4.9
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 29 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Stone Mountain, GA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

4820 Redan Rd Ste B, Stone Mountain, GA

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 29 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1996

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Law Offices of Careton R. Matthews

4820 Redan Rd Ste B, Stone Mountain, GA, 30088-2750

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Careton Ray Matthews's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

97 Client Reviews

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Posted by Judy | January 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Look no further

My lawyer Careton Matthews did everything he said he would do for me. I had an outstanding bench warrant for driving without insurance. I called him before I was going to turn myself in. He walked me into the Henry County State Court and worked out deal. I didn’t even have to give my fingerprints!!! ...And the Judge even took $50 off of my fine. Look no further folks if your looking for excellent results Mr.Careton Matthews is the Attorney you are looking for.

Posted by Kanaya | October 24, 2017 | Hired Attorney

AMAZING ATTONEY !!

I was convicted of a dui last year . I went through hell this last year dealing with it. My po violated me for basically not doing community service fast enough. This resulted in me having jail time over my head and I was supposed do turn my self in but I fell ill and didn’t do so. I was terrified, s...o I contacted me Matthews and told him everything that was going on, I already had heard such good things about him: I ended up hiring him for his services and he went to court and handle things so fast and gracefully. He not only got me out of jail time, he also made sure of everything I was signing. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking to fight and BEAT a case!!!

Posted by FM Hernandez | April 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Felony case

I was charged with false statement , forgery 1st degree and identity fraud. Also a warrent was put out for my arrest they also suspended my license. I came into the office of Careton Mathews he told me,He could get the whole case drop . He did exact what he promised, i turned my self in he showed up... for court he made sure i was able to bond out on all charges. He got my license reinstated he got all charges dropped. I would refer him to anyone. He stands by his words and make sure it gets done!!

Posted by Chundreal | September 28, 2015 | Hired Attorney

The best attorney I've meet in Georgia

​​Mr. Careton Matthews took my sons case when no one else would touch the case due to we were going to trial in 48 hours. Not only did he take the case but he worked with me on his fees and was able to get my son 6 months probation instead of the 5 years in prison he was facing. Even after all this..., which was enough for me, he reduced his fees. Mr. Matthews you have restored my faith in the justice system for I was sure my son would be taken away from me for the next 5 years. Words cannot express the thanks or gratitude I have for Mr. Matthews. You’re not only an awesome attorney but an awesome man as well.

Posted by anonymous | April 07, 2015

Bad

My boyfriend hired Mr.Matthews for a criminal defense matter. I totally wish we had did our research. I feel as if he told us what we wanted to hear to get our money for the case. He assured us that it was a weak case with lack of evidence and assured us he could beat the case. After we paid him in ...full he wasn't keeping us up to date on anything. I would call his phone and leave messages everyday it almost became impossible to contact him and find out what was going on as far as the case. Ultimately I felt like he lead us to believe he could beat the case up until 2 days prior to court. After weeks of calling him with no response he set up a meeting for us to meet him and he didn't show up so he decided to call us and tell us 2 days before the big court date that it was nothing he could do and advised my boyfriend to take the plea deal which was 20 years do 15. Of course we were devasted because the few time we would talk to Mr Matthews he kept saying he could beat the case. In court he seemed lost like he Knew nothing about the case. My boyfriend wasn't Happy with the deal but had no other choice because he told us if he took it to trial he would end up with 40 years. I wouldn't recommend this lawyer to anyone. He's the type to tell you anything to get your money. I felt like we paid him to do something a public defender could have done because he didn't help us at all. WE were not Happy with his representation and my opinion is he's not a good attorney.

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Andre' Sailers

Litigation lawyer | Nov 12

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"I endorse this lawyer. I have known him for 10 years. Excellent litigator. Knows the law. Very professional. Highly recommend him."

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David Abbott

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 12

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Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

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