Matthew J Dudley

Matthew is the best at what he does. He is professional and extremely knowledgeable. Most individuals want someone to hold their hand and wipe their tears or pat them on the back, and they want their lawyer to do that for them. Matt is not that attorney. He defiantly has his own humor though and will... always make you feel better. He is strait forward, to the point, and he will not waist your time. If you make emotional decisions as most individuals make in divorce proceedings (I admit I made a few), he will call you on it, not because he is uncaring or, negative, or unprofessional but because by your actions are making a difficult situation impossible. Regarding communication, he is in his office early in the morning, available weekends, available on e-mail. He personally picks up the phone when available immediacy, conversations with him are to the point. I was surprised at times when he called me and it was early on a Sunday. He is extremely committed to you, but he will not put up with non sense. In my particular situation he helped me get my kids back. Mom was alleging the worse, so much that the court imposed supervised visitation simply based on mom’s word. I remember Matt was so disgusted with that decision that he continued to argue even after his time was up, and into chambers. That is how dedicated he was. I was angry and emotional about my situation. Matt helped me see the other side of it, helped me stay grounded, helped me concentrate on the actual issues at hand. I appreciate his strait forward approach with me. It may not work with everyone. Some may feel he is uncaring, he is not. Some may not feel he communicates enough, he communicated what is essential. He is not going to give you a daily play-by-play. He is also extremely fair in price, and is willing to work with you on payment. My ex went though two very good attorneys in town. I remember one of her attorney saying that they wanted something in place to protect me, before he finished their sentence Matt quickly tells him in court the he is responsible for protecting me, I had to smile. I stuck with Matt from beginning to end. With his help I now have my kids 50% of the time. I was almost named primary parent. I could not be happier with his representation. It did take close to a year and ½ for it, but it all turned out at the end. Do I recommend him? 1000% Yes, as I said before if you want a no non sense attorney that will fight for you and protect you even from yourself if he has to, then give him a call.

He is horribe at communication (rarely responded to my calls, texts or emails), unprofession, uninformed, uneducated on what the case was about, procrastinates too much and pretty much is the reason we lost our case. Due to not being prepared or being more aggressive in our case, we went from shared ...custody to parital custody even though we had extensive documentation to prove the shared arrangements. You would do better in court by representing yourself!

It's been 12-13 years ago that I found and worked with Matt. He was referred to me by a trusted friend and I actually canned the attorney I had retained for my custody case (after 2 and a half years and just One Month before trial !), due to lack of confidence in their abilities. Even that long ago, ...Matt had all of his depositions transcribed and 'key word cued' to his computer. When we were in court for the actual trial, he operated smoothly and confidently from his laptop, while the opposing lawyer continually fished and fuddled for answers through about a foot thick mass of paperwork. Needless to say, we easily cleaned their clocks, the judge ruled in our favor and my daughter won. She got to have both of her parents for equal time for the rest of her formative years! I imagine there is still a picture of my little girl up on his wall of fame. Matt is one of those professionals that I had such a positive experience with that I have gone out of my way to recommend him to numerous people over the years. He's someone who lives and breathes Family Law.

Delivers excellence throughout every court appearance! He takes great pride in his work, and is very intelligent. If you are lucky enough to have Matthew Dudley represent you through your battle you will not be disappointed. He always returns calls, mostly picking up on the first couple rings and wi...ll help you anytime of the day and any day of the week. He communicates with all of his clients directly so they never have to go through a para legal or secretary. He is not someone to go cry to, he is an attorney. However, he has his own ways to make you feel better when he senses that you aren't feeling too confident. Usually, he does this through humor. He helped me to see things through the courts eyes, reminding me why I have came to him in the first place, to protect my children. I was granted everything I asked because of his tact and professionalism. I am happy to say that now my children have a secure future that is not tainted by the actions of their father. I have a newly found faith in the court room so long as I am being represented by Matthew. I know 4 other people that have been represented by Matthew Dudley and they are all satisfied. The negative comments appear to be written by people who were opposing parties that lost, and want a pity party. Also there seem to be no real underlining complaint by these people who aren't even educated enough to articulate their reviews in any informative or effective way at all. I could not thank Mr. Dudley enough on behalf of my children, Thanks Dudley!!

Matthew Dudley is an extraordinary Lawyer. I was afraid from the beginning thinking that I had to leave my son's life in the hands of a Judge who didn't know me or my exhusband from Adam, had no idea of what we have been through and that eveything was up to "chance". Matthew has come through for in... ALL aspects and I now do not fear the "legal" system. He has shown me that I can put all my faith and trust in him and that he understands and WILL do the best! And believe me....he does!! I am still using him and would never want to seek any other counsel. The Spokane Courts have made it legal for me to seek counsel here in Seattle, yet I choose to use Matthew and have all proceedings in Spokane due to the fact that he is such a thorough Lawyer. I would recommend him to anyone!! (Except my exhusband)