Shawn F Matian

My son was facing vandalism charges in Downtown Los Angeles. He was charged with graffitiing 3 separate buildings in Los Angeles, he had 3 felony charges and bail was so high. We could not afford bailing him out, we met with many attorneys and picked Shawn Matian. He got straight to the point and exp...lained everything to us from A-Z in a way we understood. Shawn went to court the next day and reduced my son's bail to zero - he was released from jail which was the most important thing for me, but the lawyer said now is when the fight starts. He told me he would not quit until the felony counts were dismissed because it would effect my son's life forever. He worked very hard for almost a year. He contacted each of the property owners and reached an agreement with each owner to clean their damaged property. After that, he convinced all the owners to come to court and speak with the district attorney that they no longer wanted to press charges. Me and my wife could not believe he was able to do this. The case against my son was fully dismissed!! He is worth so much more than we paid, the amount of work he went above anything we expected. His staff is also wonderful. They are available 24 hours a day and were always there to inform us and keep us calm. Thank you Shawn Matian, God Bless You!

I was pulled over for speeding one night and the officer ran my name and told me I had a warrant for my arrest for domestic violence!! I told the cop it was not true, I have never been married or ever had any incident but he didn't believe me and arrested me on the stop!! And the jerk towed my car! ... m recently moved to California and have no family here so I called my roommate from jail in west hollywood. He told me he used this attorney, Shawn Matian, for a DUI case he had and that I should call him. I told my roommate to call him asap!! This was around 9pm. At around 11:30pm the jailer told me my lawyer was here and he wanted to talk to me, I was shocked. Not only did Shawn Matian show up, I hadn't even paid him yet!!! He told me his staff called him and he was close to the area. I explain the situation to him! He then went into action right in front of me! He demanded the Sgt be come talk to him and forced them to pull a description of the actual suspected who warranted. The results came back and the description was very close to me: Same exact name, DOB, height and very close weight, it was crazy! But, Shawn noticed it also said the suspect had tattoos in certain areas and a birthmark on his back. Shawn told me to take my shirt off, I have no tattoos and no birthmarks. Shawn immediately told the SGT. I was a grad student and this was violation of my rights and if I wasn't released he would sue. He was railing the COPS, and he kept finding differences, like for example: the crime occurred in 2002 in Burbank, I was living in Florida in 2002 and had never been to California. By 12:30am I was released!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it!!! The attorney even stayed until I got processed out!! This guy loved every second of giving it to those COPS and I loved watching it!! Every single person who was in my holding cell was asking for his card!! He is the best!!

Matian & Moaddel handle all legal matters for my real estate portfolio. From purchase/sale to landlord tenant issues, to lawsuits, the attorneys handle all of my corporations/properties legal matters. Although their price is considerably more than paying in-house counsels (who we have employed off & ...on for 20 years) the attorneys take care of matters quickly and effectively. They are real litigators who I highly recommend and trust.

I am a practicing physician at a major hospital in southern California. I had recently divorced my wife and was going through a very dark period. I made a terrible error in judgment which lead to an arrest for a DUI Hit & Run. To make matters worse, I have a prior DUI; not only did the new charge m...andate jail time, but a conviction would result in a suspension of my medical license and complete humiliation. After I was released I met with a handful of attorneys and I was not impressed; I felt like they were either after my money; they weren’t too aggressive and passionate; or they were just salesmen. I was then referred to Shawn. We met at his office, I gave him my story and he quickly started explaining defenses and how to navigate my case through my specific courthouse (Van Nuys Courthouse). Shawn is not your typical, run of the mill guy; he is intense, he is aggressive and he makes his presence felt. He told me the truth: I had a tough case, in a tough courthouse, but we had no choice but to take the gloves off and fight. I made the best decision of my life and hired him, right there. He wasn’t cheap, but I later found out he was worth every single penny. After 3 different motions and months of fighting, the day of trial my case settled. He was able to reduce my case to a misdemeanor reckless driving: NO DUI, NOT HIT & RUN, NOTHING RELATED TO ALCOHOL, NO JAIL. After much pleading and, quite frankly begging, he also handled my matter with the Medical Board of California, which resulted in no suspension or action. Mr. Matian, I am indebted to you over and over sir. If you want that special kind of representation from a special, unique individual this is your man. Thank you a million times.

Mr. Matian was very professional and accomodating when handling my case. I have dealt with many lawyers and did my homework when deciding to work with him- finding that he is one of the best in handling cases specific to DUI's. I was beyond satisfied with the outcome of my case and highly recommend h...im.