Matthew Francis Hawkins

Matthew Francis Hawkins

Licensed for 23 years

Family Lawyer at Gun Barrel City, TX
Practice Areas: Family, Personal Injury, Probate ... +2 more

427 N Gun Barrel Ln, Gun Barrel City, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 23 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2003

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

Shackelford, Hawkins & Searcy, P.C.

427 N Gun Barrel Ln, Gun Barrel City, TX, 75156-3731

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3.0 /5.0

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Posted by Wayne Kiner | May 08, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Don’t jump this ship when the bow goes under, sometimes the skipper may yell and cuss you,bcuz your life is in his hands

I had a really nasty case against me, was actually told by my first attorney that I would rot in prison and no amount of money would get me less then 10 years, Mr. Hawkins not only got my charges dismissed, but went above and beyond what was asked or expected and filed and won a case for pain and suf...fering and defamation of character, I now got full custody of my 3 children who was being neglected, abused and hidden from family for years, yeah he’s energetic, and passionate when he gets worked up, but that’s what I like to see in someone representing me, not some lazy sluggish sloth not willing to put in any effort to win against all odds. I know I was in the wrong in a few places during my case and we butted heads because he was really blunt and direct and at the time I was very pissed and considered firing him, thank God I didn’t because I didn’t see it at the time but he was absolutely right and had I been arrogant or too prideful to just sit back and listen instead of think I was full of more knowledge than the trained professional, I would be sitting in jail on false child abuse charges and my children would be in an acticenabusive environment, so for the reviews I had read, my heart is sad for yall because I once was right there with you but I wish you would have trusted the man and process before you quit on him, without him I would be dead or in prison because I would have killed myself had it went the way it was going before he saved me. So thank you Mr Hawkins I will forever be I. Your debt. God bless you and God bless everyone this reaches.

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Experience

Education

2002

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2002

Texas Southern University

Languages

Spanish

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