Matthew J Dudley

After being absent for most my child's life, my child's mother decided she wanted to get clean, and obtain joint custody. Mom went out and hired a slimy lawyer and started rapid firing legal documents at me, that were not properly filled out, or the correct documents for parenting plan modification. ...They fabricated some lies as their justification for needing this modification, and postured up all tough. So i sought legal advice, and found Mr Dudley highly recommended. I looked up his reviews here, and read some kind of negative things, and other rave reviews. I decided to go into his office and talk over the case, and I am so thankful I did. Matt saw everything moms attorney was trying to pull, and knew exactly what to do. He is very direct, and does not waste time, which is awesome when your on the clock. He is extremely honest, and will tell you what you need to know, not pat your bum and sugar coat things. He is direct, and fair. The only thing that worried me was his appearance, and his office's appearance when we met. However... the man cleans up nicely, is 1000% professional on court day, and he doesn't mess around. When court day came, mom was late and the session started without her. Moms lawyer fumbled through his case, and got reprimanded by the judge for failing to follow proper procedure, and he was out. Matt leaps into action and absolutely picked the entirety of BS apart. Like straight up, destroyed their case. The judge also saw straight through what was going on, and reprimanded both mom and her slime ball attorney, and ordered that the moving party (mom) to pay for my attorney fees for wasting everyone's time. Granted, my case was a slam dunk due to circumstances; but Mr. Dudley, made sure everything in my position was stated clearly, and professionally As well as pointing out piece by piece how they didn't have a case. He made sure I was 100% squared away, everything worked out for the good guy, and especially for the child, who's life hung in the balance. I cannot tell you what a blessing hiring this guy was. If you need a strong advocate, with good morals, you NEED Matthew Dudley. Only thing he could improve is keeping you 100% up to date. I had some questions after court was done on the long term plan, but didn't exactly get a clear answer, so follow up could use some work, but hey, the important stuff couldn't have been handled any better.

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.

He was amazing throughout the whole divorce process. He works long hours, answers emails and phone calls. When I was overwhelmed with the disclosure process, he had me come to his office and explained all the details. I was thankful that he was on my side after my 20 year marriage fell apart. At ...times, he seemed abrupt,but it was only to prepare me for a court appearance. He is an attorney that you definitely want to have in a family legal matter.

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.

You can expect matt to do a good job in court. He is professional, well spoken, aggressive, and seems to be truly interested in his clients best interests. Outside of court is pretty much completely different. This guy doesn't appear to understand what customer service means, or just chose to provide... me with bad customer service for some reason, and trying to communicate with him will prove to be very annoying. He responds to emails rarely answering all questions and his aggressive demeanor will likely be experienced in his interactions with you. Just not very personable. If you're expecting advice or direction from a lawyer, this is not your guy. You will do most of the work and figure things out yourself. He on the other hand will file paper work, and appear at hearings. He did make an effort to check in with me in regards to major issues, but this didn't make up for the all the negative. His office is a complete mess and indicates he is very busy. He also failed to inform me about a hearing with the Division of Child Support and missed the hearing himself which resulted in a negative outcome. Supposedly he is one of the busiest family law attorney's in Spokane,which is not a good thing if you're someone looking for good customer service and representation. He's cheap, but you get what you pay for. I represented myself prior to retaining him and fail to see how he did anything that I couldn't have easily done myself with a little effort. He'll save you time, but that's the best thing I can say about his service. Spend your money elsewhere. I just expected more out of an attorney.