Matthew J Dudley

I lost my case to this man! He is an SOB in the courtroom and I wish I had got to him first!!! My children are back with me now (their choice) but in 2002 I walked out of that courtroom wanting to slap Malone (my attorney) in the face!!! Mathew Dudley was WAY more prepared than my attorney could ha...ve ever been! I am recommending him to my son now. You really can't go wrong with this man. Yes, it hurt me. Yes, I wanted to hurt him for making me look like a fool and taking my kids from me... But years later I see he would have been the only one I would want on my side! I can't wait to see how he handles my son's case. My granddaughter needs stability and it certainly isn't going to happen until Mathew takes over!!!

I was so happy to find Mr. Dudley after many attempts on my own and with other attorneys help. Going into a court room is always nerve racking and stressful. I am no lawyer, and I don't understand the language. I only want not to be taken advantage of, with Matthews knowledge, kind heart and great u...nderstanding the importance of children being with both parents, I feel he is fair and very respectable and would recommend him for all family law, my only regret is I did not find him earlier.

Ok, on this site it says finding the right lawyer is crucial, I dont know what there punch line is. Bottom line this is the best lawyer in Spokane, I almost want to say state wide, but, I dont want to be to crazy sounding. My story: I hired Matt Dudley in a panic back in November of 2013, I heard fro...m a source he is a bulldog in the court room, with my case, it was deffinately needed and I didnt care what it cost. I came to him with my story. First thing he says is to take the emotion out of it, get to the point. I paid him and the battle began. His personality is direct, to the point, no emotion, no holding your hand, but isnt that what you want in the courtroom???? Stop being sensitive people of Spokane, a 6.5 rating is bullshit. Matt took my case, gave me the facts, and told me what my responsibility was. Answered all my questions. The first day I appeared in court I didnt know what he was going to pull, but I knew if he had the bulldog attitude with me he would deffinately have it with my ex's attorney. By the end of the first temporary plan hearing Mr. Dudley had her attorney choking, and scrambling for facts. My ex fired her attorney it was so bad. So then she got another attorney, and Matt just stayed humble, and too the point. Once the final court date came which was on May 19th, he nailed every fact in the plan, some facts I didnt even know were in hers. Had her lost for words on the stand, and hitting key points acting like it was his last case. He had her second attorney doing the same thing the first one did, and I won shared custody of my son even when people told me it wasnt going to happen. THIS IS THE BEST ATTORNEY YOUR MONEY WILL BUY, if you care about being heard in court, and winning. THIS Lawyer has the most confidents in the courtroom, trust me when I say he is a blessing. He made sure I was represented and made sure my son got the time he deserved with his dad. I will never hire anyone else from here on out. He needs a 10 rating.

Matthew Dudley represented me in the Fall of 2013 in regards to my divorce/parenting plan. Mr. Dudley was able to adequately explain processes to me, supported me in gathering the necessary depositions, returned my phone calls in a timely manner, provided me with advance information of impending cour...t dates. Mr. Dudley proved to be an excellent representative in the courtroom, adequately presenting information to the court and responding to the other party. In my interactions with him and throughout this process I continuously felt that his actions were related to the best interests of my children as well as in line with the law. I found him to be extremely ethical.

Mr. Dudley handled a family custody issue with me awhile back and I was very disappointed with his service. I was warned prior to retaining him that he was a handle full, but that he was really aggressive and that all he does is family law. I needed someone aggressive so i took the risk. It didn't p...ay off. I have to agree with some of the other comments, trying to communicate with him was really frustrating. I wasn't looking for someone to hold my hand and baby me through the process and do like his straight forward approach, but he does it in a really rude way. I also was left guessing what was happening and got responses that didn't address all my questions. I'm left wondering how many times he billed me for asking the same question through email. He is very rude to other lawyers and is not well liked. I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed many times I was completely unfamiliar with family law and the process and matt just had a way of making me feel stupid. I started crying in his office once because I couldn't answer his questions fast enough, but I told him I was crying because i was scared of my husband. He snapped his fingers at me and had this disgusted or impatient look on his face when communicating with him. He just made me really uncomfortable and I'm a pretty meek person. I got the courage to talk to him about it, which takes a lot for me, and he basically told to go find another attorney. I also had an issue with him saying he would do something and get back to you and then he never did. I went on to get another lawyer finally and am glad I did as I have the child support I need and the appropriate parenting plan. I liked not guessing what was going on and getting a response to my questions, as well as not feeling nervous because I wasn't answering questions fast enough. Buyer beware