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Richard Evan Mattersdorff

4.4
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 29 years

Probate Lawyer at El Paso, TX
Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Litigation

4717 Hondo Pass Dr Ste 3 A, El Paso, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 29 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1996

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

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Law Offices of Richard Evan Mattersdorff

4717 Hondo Pass Dr Ste 3 A, El Paso, TX, 79904-1470

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Richard Evan Mattersdorff's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Posted by Greg | September 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Bad experience

Richard was referred to us by the someone at the El Paso Bar Association. He was friendly, but once I wrote that check out, his attitude quickly changed. Nothing, other than him going to clinic a couple times, was done to help my brother in law. My brother in law was released from the clinic Thursday... and he called the next day with good news, that they were going to be letting him out of the clinic. He had already been released and not for anything he had done, rather our persistence and pressure with the clinic was what got my brother in law released. I should have gone with my instinct and kept looking when he said he charged a flat fee.

Richard Mattersdorff

Replied last September 05, 2021

In general I can say: when a non-client wants to find and pay for legal representation for someone else, the lawyer has to do the following: 1. Contact the potential client to make sure the client wants to be represented by the attorney. It is the potential client's decision. Always. 2. Obtain potential client's permission to accept money from a third party for the representation. That is the client's decision. Always. 3. Make sure both client and the person paying understand that the client is the client. The person paying does not get special access to the client's information or the attorney's communications with the client. The person paying does not get any control over the attorney's representation of the client.

Posted by anonymous | September 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Non responsive

Referred by the bar association and was eager to accept the fee via money order. Said he would take my case but would not respond to phone calls, email, or text messages. He was supposed to be representing me but has not filed anything for me it done anything to help.

Richard Mattersdorff

Replied last September 05, 2021

I am not your attorney. I do not represent you. I am not "supposed" to represent you. I never said I would take your case. You kind-of suggest you sent me money; you did not. Step 1 would have been a consult with me through the Bar Association program you mention (fee: $20). I do generally accept payments by check, money order, cash, or Zelle.

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2021

Pro Bono Award, El Paso Bar Association

2010

Lion of the Year, El Paso Downtown Lions Club

Associations

2018 - Present

Texas Association of Mediators

No Value

Education

1996

University of Maryland School of Law

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

1992

University of Maryland, College Park

M.A.

1985

University of Chicago

B.A.

N/A

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Graduate Fellow, 1991-1993

N/A

University of Jordan Arabic Language Center

1990

N/A

Institute for Teaching Arabic to Foreigners - Damascus, Syria

1990-1991

N/A

Centro de Literatura y de Lenguas Concha Urquiza, Cd. Juarez, Chih.

1997-2006: occasional classes, volunteer English teacher

Languages

Spanish

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