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Matthew S. Sweeting

Licensed for 38 years

Admiralty and maritime Lawyer at Tacoma, WA
Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation

3639 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA

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Licensed in Washington for 38 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1987

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Law Offices of Matthew S. Sweeting

3639 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA, 98407-2601

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Posted by anonymous | March 7, 2013

Sweeting had me investigated.. which turned up as "nothing inconsistent with his claimed injury" then REFUSED to go to court

I was injured on the port of Tacoma and diagnosed needing 4 FUSIONS in my lumbar spine. My orthepedic surgeon advised me that you can only get 2, so change jobs or retire. Mr. Sweeting acted as if he was sincere and caring. Then he sent me to doctors who stated "returned to pre-injury condition". The...n my benefits were cut off. He led me to believe that there was to be a fight (in court). One doctor took 6 weeks to manufacture this report (and even went on vacation). I believe Sweeting agreed to NOT TAKE THESE REPORTS to court before they even wrote them. I DID send these reports to medical board, Quality assurance and NONE of the nine doctors (on the board) agreed with these reports. I persued medical malpractice, but no attorney (of about 80-100) would take the case. (there were lawyers in Tri-cities, Vancouver, and Spokane that knew who these doctors were) Unfortunately, the one I paid $1000 to review, Called Sweeting. Sweeting led me to poverty. He called me 10 times while I was hunting, saying he had to have me sign docs and return. I told him to send them to a co-hunter, he agreed. (HE NEVER SENT ANYTHING UNTIL I RETURNED to Tacoma) He called back and said "where are you calling from? How is your phone getting out?" I told him "We are camped at the intersection of *&# and 254. Within a day or so I had guys walking up to me saying "You look firmiliar, what is your name, where are you from?" FOR A WEEK at least, in 12-18 inches of snow. My friends would say "that was wierd, those guys are following you" and Sweeting refused to take them to court. He sold me out. I went 66 months with NO PAY at all. Now I finally get Soc Sec. but that $930 a WEEK THAT I AM DUE would have been nice. He is nothing more than a WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL. PS I found out about the investigation thru a Soc. Sec. investigator that my ex-wife was calling.

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David Snell

Admiralty and maritime lawyer | Jun 22

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"I endorse Matt. He is an experienced advocate and I have worked with him on cases. Knows his Maritime!"

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