Gail Elise Mattey

When looking for a lawyer to help in getting what you deserve throughout a stressful process Gail is the one. I felt heard and I felt that there were moments that I wanted to have a say and I was able to do just that. Gail is reasonable with a team approach including the client in the decision maki...ng and then executing what needs to be done!

If it was not for Gail Mattey, I don’t know where I would be right now. I was so lost and had zero hope. You see, I was in an abusive relationship for a very long time, and as you can imagine, it did not end well. Gail was a super star in every way, from how much she charged me knowing I didn’t have ...much, to how she handled all of my ex’s lawyer’s absurd demands. My ex’s lawyer was actually his sister who I had known and called family for 18 years, but when we separated, she came after me with a vengeance: filing after filing, demand after demand, roadblock after roadblock, and endless amounts of hostility towards me and Gail. In the end, my ex’s lawyer’s tricks did not work, because Gail skillfully argued my case to the judge, who ruled in my favor, giving me almost everything I was hoping for. Gail took me on not only as a client, but she treated me as a friend and immediately made me feel like I was a top priority. The compassion she has for her clients is something you don’t see every day. She made me feel like she had my back and that I was not alone when I felt like I had no one. Gail is an amazing person and an even better lawyer.

Gail was a terrible lawyer. So incredibly unprofessional!! She shared way too much of her personal life, told me about her sexual preferences during meetings, brought her daughter to our meetings and refuses to return my emails and phone calls even though the court order is not signed. We had a case ...in October and it took me multiple months to hear anything back from her and all she had to do was change a time in the order. She finally returned my call and made an excuse she was in the hospital for something that didn’t take three months. She edited the order and then I didn’t hear from her again for a couple months. I needed this order signed to get my three and five year old therapy for abuse they endured and she didn’t and doesn’t care. She has sent the document to be signed to the other party but now is again not returning my emails. This is the worst lawyer experience I’ve ever had and her in professionalism is astounding!! Hopefully court admin can get our judge to make Gail do her job and what I paid her to do.

Ms Mattey presents herself as a knowledgeable and successful family attorney, who is passionate about doing her profession well; however, it is not the case, when you hire her. We have hired her for a custody case that she brutally failed to win with her neglectful approach, blasé attitude, and unpro...fessional/unethical behavior. She had caused grave emotional and mental stress both to my child and myself. In sum, her 'professionalism' manifested itself in her constantly and repeatedly being late or leaving for a couple of hours in the middle of the meeting, not preparing or serving documents on time, not answering calls, messages, or emails, showing up ill-prepared, or in sweat pants ... and the list can go on. She always came up with an excuse over and over again. 99% of the work that she was supposed to complete and perform was done by me, not by her. I am not sure how she could get her degree in law. She has jeopardized my child's and my mental and emotional health by neglecting basic communication. At the custody hearing, it was so obvious that she had no idea, what she was presenting to the Judge. SHE LOST my case, trust and our hope in the legal system and justice. She is absolutely unfit to present her clients' best interests, because she doesn't care. Don't hire her or check in with the Bar to check her credentials and success rate in legal presentation.

What Gail did for our family has transformed our life entirely. My partner and I were living in a world controlled by someone else which was extremely tumultuous causing problems throughout our lives and in our relationship. He was wary of seeking custody after a court letdown years earlier, being th...e father in a mother’s state, amongst other anxieties that kept us living in fear. It was during the first minutes upon meeting Gail that he decided to hire her after she assured us that we could get exactly what we deserved, more even. Gail is an incredible, stellar attorney. She worked hard for me, my family, and my daughter so that we could finally have the life together that we all, especially our child, deserve. Gail was consistently available and responsive when we had questions or concerns, and the process moved very swiftly. She was honest about expectations moving through the courts and her wealth of knowledge was invaluable in our case. We started off small, building our case on our own. Then we met Gail and she said, “let’s go big; we can do it.” We were awarded 50/50 custody and are currently thriving. We have our daughter on a consistent schedule with alternating holidays and she has never been happier. What could have been a long and strenuous experience, Gail turned it into quick work. I believe that she was the exact person we needed to give us the hope we were desperate for. Both myself and my partner are so deeply thankful for her dedication and passion for her work. Gail, you have changed the path of our future and we thank you so much! If you are a person feeling defeated, helpless, or afraid about your child’s welfare I would say this; you do not know what you do not know. Gail dashed my partner’s fears away in one swipe with her confidence and experience. I would absolutely recommend Gail Mattey to anyone I met who needed a family lawyer.