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8/19/24 |
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I am most grateful to Deb and her team for services, guidance and support provided during the handling of my uncle's estate. I highly recommend Deb and her team for their dedication, experience, and ability to effectively and efficiently provide the necessary legal assistance associated with the handling of any estate matter, with compassion, professionalism, and respect.
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11/16/23 |
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Never returns phone calls. Cancels meeting at the last minute. Does not send opposing attorney requesting information. Miss deadlines for filings. Staff turn over is high. Asking non-relating questions so she can charge you more for the call.
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8/15/23 |
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Deborah has been SO helpful to us at different phases of our life. After we had children it all became real! Deb helped us with all aspects of estate planning – writing a will, establishing a trust, setting up medical directives, powers of attorney, etc. And she looked out for us over the years. When our oldest child turned 18, she helped them set up their own power of attorney and medical directive so that we could continue to legally act on their behalf if the need ever arises (something we weren’t even aware we needed to do!). Our youngest just turned 18 and completed the same paperwork and I am so grateful with how much time and care Deb took with her. She was very welcoming and patient, taking the time needed to make sure she understood everything. She has always made us feel comfortable, no matter our questions! Deb is extremely knowledgeable and very caring. Highly recommend.
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5/17/22 |
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Nothing but good things to say about Deborah - she was thorough and meticulous, patient about answering my questions and left nothing undone. Her work made the settlement of my mom's estate go as smoothly as possible with no problems or issues. I recommend her highly and will be hiring Deborah myself to do my own estate planning.
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11/22/20 |
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Deborah Matthews is completely unresponsive. She doesn't answer or return phone calls. Does not respond to emails or text messages nor does she respond to my legal counsel. All she does is continue to drain fees off of potential inheritance by dragging things out for as long as possible. She files extensions. There are discrepancies, inconsistencies and errors in her work.It has taken years and our estate is still not closed out.This is the worst lawyer by far I have ever dealt with. You would have to be out of your mind to hire her.
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9/28/20 |
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Excellent Attorney who really satisfied all our needs on our wills,medical directives,and established 2 trust funds.Answered all our questions and gave us an excellent blue print for our future and all our beneficiaries.Highly Recommend
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9/22/19 |
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I was recommended to Deborah by a close friend of mine who’s judgement I respect, (perfectionist when it comes to legal/tax matters). I also have advanced cancer so there was a time constraint to get this done. Deborah was very considerate and got me into my initial meeting within the week – I know she had to shuffle a few appointments as she is in very high demand.
I received a draft of the documents almost immediately. Not a single amendment was required. We set up an appointment to sign the documentation. Deborah was completely prepared for the meeting which was completed in record time. I walked out knowing me and my loved ones are legally protected to the full extent of the law.
Also want to take this opportunity to give a big shout out to Deborah’s legal team Cassandra and Natalie, (hope I spelt your name right). They are a delight who really know their jobs. Well done folks. I would recommend Deborah and Team to anyone.
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4/24/19 |
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Deborah Matthews provided me with great legal advice and recommendations for my estate planning. She listened to me and helped me hone in on what I wanted to accomplish with my Will and Trust. She is professional and efficient. I highly recommend her.
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12/28/18 |
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She responded quickly and saw me right away when I had an urgent need. Everything was completed smoothly and efficiently by the entire office team. They offered full service completion of my estate documents. Ms Matthews rhinks quickly and planned all my documents including communicating rapidly with my other attorneys to make sure that I had all I needed. She was very kind with the fees and understood my problems very well.
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11/5/18 |
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Ms. Matthews recently consulted with my 91 year old uncle on his estate plan. I was greatly impressed with her professionalism and efficiency, as well as her interaction with my uncle. She communicated with her client with respect and dignity, actively listening and responding to his requests, questions and summary of his estate. She completed the consultation, and his Durable Power of Attorney and Medical Directive within an hour. I highly recommend Deborah Matthews.
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10/15/18 |
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Deborah Matthews and her team handled all of our estate needs. Extremely professional and friendly staff.
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6/22/18 |
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I received thoughtful service, in two meetings that showed awareness of my time and needs.
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6/9/18 |
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I had been putting off getting my estate et al set up due to a meh experience with another lawyer. Ms Matthews guided me thru the whole process and set all the necessary items up: trust, will, medical directive, and power of attorney, both financial and medical. It was quite painless and she and her staff were quite pleasant to work with.
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1/14/18 |
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Deb Matthews was first rate on my estate planning. I am a 60 year professional nearing retirement property assets, retirement accounts, and i a big family. She made a revocable trust, health care power of attorney, power of attorney, deeds, and a will. She patiently explained various legal scenarios so i understand to various issues and results of different decisions. She was easy to talk to, friendly, patient, extremely knowledgeable and an expert in her field. Especially given our digital footprint and numerous investment potentials, she helped gather it all and appropriately identify my desires upon my death or disability. If you have estate planning needs, I highly recommend Deborah. She is an expert and very easy to work with.
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7/26/17 |
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I highly recommend Deborah's legal services. She guided me through the entire process of making a will, creating medical directives and establishing a trust for my heirs. She is very knowledgeable and provides excellent legal advice. She was also very patient with my many questions and helped me translate my wishes into sound legal documents.
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6/28/17 |
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Always have had positive experience when working with Deb. We have worked together on multi-issue case over extended period of time. Her responses and suggestions were always timely and on point.
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6/28/17 |
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I have been working with Deborah Matthews for about 3 years. I am so grateful to have found her. She helped me set up a trust and plan my estate but also gave counsel to me as the co-executor of my parents' estate which was very complicated and painful. She has a wonderful understanding of the law but also handles difficult situations with practical yet compassionate advice. She has been very patient, wise and very fair.
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6/27/17 |
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During my separation and subsequent divorce, I needed a new will and to proactively work on my estate planning. Ms. Matthews' compassion, attention to detail and advocacy were invaluable to me. She quickly and carefully responded to my questions and concerns, handled any issues that arose and professionally prepared the documents I needed as well as setting up my trust. I deeply trust her guidance and recommendations.
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3/7/16 |
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Deborah is fantastic. Got just the outcome I was seeking.
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2/7/16 |
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Became totally unresponsive to me, a client, when I wanted her to answer a question that should have been simple for her to answer. She got skittish, acting like I asked her to do something unethical: it was not; I just wanted to know WHAT THE LAW WAS in a particular situation; another lawyer gave me the info with no problem. And the issue made no difference in my situation, anyway. She would not return my calls or emails. My husband died last month, and I called her to help me settle things: she never returned my call and did not send my file to the lawyer I then hired to help me. Who ignores a client whose husband has just died?????
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12/22/15 |
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Deborah specializes in financial and estate planning area of the law and knows her areas well. She and her staff are easy to work with and are professional at all times. Everything is explained fully with attention to detail. No office appoints felt rushed. In the discussions she brings out questions and and discusses issues I never thought about. I would highly recommend her and her staff for wills, trusts, and all other medical and financial documents one needs.
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11/8/15 |
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Ms. Matthews offered critical legal guidance while I served as executor of my father's estate. Highly recommended.
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1/20/15 |
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I called Ms Matthews of Alexandria due to a family crisis with my aunt. She was able to meet with us that same day. Ms Matthews ensured that all our concerns were addressed and my aunt and I both left feeling assured that our legal needs had been met. She provided us with all the necessary paper work and explained it all to us in language we understood. Also, she made several suggestions that proved invaluable.
I was very pleased that when I called with a follow up question several months later I was greeted warmly and my question was answered. It is a comfort to know that my aunt's legal needs are all in order.
I highly recommend the services of Ms. Deborah Matthews.
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10/20/14 |
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Ms. Matthews provided valuable insight on a probate hearing I handled. Since I had not handled a DC probate hearing before, I needed her mentoring and guidance as a experienced member of the Bar. Her collegial manner and receptiveness to questions helped me succeed on behalf of the client and meet the client's objectives in the case.
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1/27/14 |
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Ms. Matthews is unquestionably the most ethical and hard working attorney with whom I have had the pleasure to associate in a case. She has helped many of my clients with their probate issues. All reported back to me that she was efficient and effective. I can highly recommend her to anyone needing probate help in the DC area.
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8/25/13 |
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I have hired Ms. Matthews to represent me and work on an estate matter. She was nothing short of fantastic and had helped immensely. Her knowledge on the subjects needed were second to none and her thoughtfulness, and willingness to go the extra mile was shown time and time again. Ms. Matthews always made herself available and was very responsive to my needs. Phone calls were answered and promptly returned, emails, too. I have referred Ms. Matthews to several friends and colleagues and everyone has told me how happy they were with her representation. I would highly recommend Ms. Matthews to anyone needing an attorney in the Alexandria, VA area.
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7/19/11 |
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I hired Ms. Matthews after the unexpected death of my mother. I have no siblings, she was not married at the time of her death. Ms. Matthews was my attorney for approx 1 month before we determined that my mother's estate was likely to be insolvent. Since that meeting, Ms. Matthews blatantly ignored several phone calls and emails from me. She did not respond to me for two weeks, so I made the decision to terminate her. I notified her, she did not respond. When I showed up at her office to retrieve my documents, she walked in the front door as I was in the lobby. I asked her what was going on. She said she was sorry but she had other clients in crisis, 1 had just had brain surgery. Ms. Matthews has a staff of at least 3. Why did she not direct her staff to contact me, and let me know she was unavailable due to emergency? Why would you want to hire a lawyer who does not reply to any of your outreaches for 2 weeks?
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