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Posted by Debbie M. | April 20, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Saved my family, saved my son. Thank You!

If I could give him more that Excellent I would. My 17 year old son was accused of assault & battery against another student. My son is a straight A student who is a undersized & has been bullied for years. I have made numerous complaints to the school & district. My son was picked on constantly & h...e was decided to defend himself, which lead to the school calling the police. We met mutiple attorneys, Shawn wasn't cheap, in fact he was the most expensive, but he was the person who me & my husband felt the must comfortable with. We hired him, he immediately sent a letter to the school district & dealt with the bullying (which he did for free). My son was facing suspension from school & tarnishing his record, Shawn did not allow that to happen. We received an apology from the school Principal & District Board. The bully ended up being suspended & the school is now having bi-monthly bullying/mental health meetings. In relation to the criminal case, Shawn made it clear to us that he wanted to contact the filing attorneys to persuade them to not filing charges. We didn't know that was even an option. He said it would be a slim chance, but he would like to try. He called & informed us he is going to meet with the head district attorney in regards to the case, a few days later, we got word that charges were not going to be filed!!! Mr. Matian is the best attorney & worth every penny!! Thank you & his wonderful staff for always taking my calls & explaining everything to me. THANK YOU!!

Posted by P. Cohan | April 17, 2014 | Real Estate

Wonderful Attorney

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.

Posted by Alejandro Baca | April 16, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Best Attorney!!!!!!!!!!!! El mejor Abogado!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Es un abogado joven pero sabe pelear por tus derechos y no permitira q un juez le gane un caso. Mi experiencia con este abogado fue muy satisfactoria porq yo tenia un ticket pendiente de manejar sin licensia de ase 12 anos el cual se convirtio en orden de arresto y tenia una fianza de $15,000 dolares... y el abogado Shawn F Matian me defendio y peleo por mi livertad y no tuve q ir ala carcel y le estoy muy agradesido. PS Les recomiendo este abogado el 100% para toda la raza vayan con el no tengan miedo por muy difisil q sea su caso tengan por seguro q el abogado lo resolvera satisfactoriamente. I RECOMEND THIS ATTORNEY TO EVERYONE BECAUSE MY CASE WAS VERY DIFICULT I WAS SURE I WAS GONNA GO TO JAIL BECAUSE I HAD A WARRANT AND A BAIL AMOUNT.FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS AND HE FOUTH FOR MY FREEDOM AND HERE I AM FREE LIKE A BIRD EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKS YOUNG HE KNOWS WHAT HES DOING.PS FEEL CONFORTABLE AND CALL HIM HE WILL HELP YOU.

Posted by Dr. P... | April 01, 2014 | DUI & DWI

Saved My Life & Career

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.

Posted by Ammy C | March 31, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Worst. Experience. Ever.

My experience with this lawyer was one of the worst I have had in my life. He is an extremely unprofessional and arrogant individual who has zero regard for anything except his pocket. I hired him to help me with a fine I had gotten at work for accidentally serving a 19-year old kid a beer at the end... of my shift. It was an honest mistake and my first and only offense ever. The day after I met with him and give him a significant retainer I received a letter in the mail stating that if I agreed to complete an ABC educational program all the charges would be dropped. I called Shawn right away excited about this news and he advise me not to do it and that he would just fight it in court. I explained that respected his lawyerly advise but was by no means interested in giving up this opportunity and risk seeing what happened in court. I then asked him for a refund since he DIDN'T have to do ANYTHING for the case. He refused. To make a long story short I had approached him on a few more occasions for a reimbursement which he finally agreed to and said he was going to send in the mail. That was a LIE. I worked and made an honest living. Under no circumstances were these remarks professional or appropriate for a man in his position to make. All in all I would say TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. THIS MAN IS NOT ONE I WOULD EVER WISH ANYONE TO DEAL WITH.

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