Gail Elise Mattey

My case is almost over and Gail has ghosted me. This after postponing or being late for meetings, not following up for several days, and failing to deliver work by her own promised deadlines. Other reviews indicate that this is a trend, I should have paid closer attention before I wasted my money o...n an incomplete case. Wildly unprofessional.

My dad and I hired Gail to advocate for an OFP. We were on a low money and price seemed right. She showed up to court and pulled out nothing more than an empty yellow note pad. My ex-wife dropped all charges and for some reason we did not pursue a counterattack. We were able to combat allegations dir...ectly that day with perjury. Gail was visibly nervous. I noticed her fidgeting her pen and paper, and I had to speak up for myself on two occasions. The children ended up remaining with the ex-wife and 1 year later CPS had to get involved for their safety. I would not recommend this lawyer for loved ones.

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.