Mr Matz was given (?) my mother's estate to complete after his good friend Atty K. L., I'm told,…read morehad personal issues and left the area. In all honesty, I don't even know who hired the first attorney? He did write a Will, which was not used, and he was not at all interested in processing it, which is what should have been done. Too late now. The first attorney told me during my in person consult, he was going to have Mr Mazt process the more than $100k in stocks to my niece, before he even talked to the guy. I don't see how this is not a conflict of interest. We had no idea she was alive let alone even entitled to any resources. Mr Matz contacted me a few months later and said I needed to sign off on a payment exceeding $120k, which I agreed to aprox June 2026, also suggesting I would be entitled to more money. This also freed up money for Mr. Matz, to take who knows how much. He refused to say. I didn't get any additional money as he intimated. My understanding is the first attorney took about $22k, and almost all of the estate was already complete, except cashing out one stock, which would pay my brother's daughter. I signed the document. The niece was paid, I believe in June, I can only assume Mr Matz took his share, and that's where this ended. A week or two ago I emailed Mr Matz requesting an accounting for all assets, what happened to the $30k withheld Nov 2025, and put in escrow to pay inheritance tax on the house, who hired him, how much was he being paid, and how much did the other beneficiaries and executor get paid. He refused to answer. My sister is the executor, and she won't answer any questions either. I was informed of very little, including the fact she had the short certificate back in late 2024, to sell the house. I had no idea. She then listed the house with her son-in-law realtor, which my mother told us she absolutely did not want. The house was listed and sold without my permission. I was actually the executor of the most recent Will, which conveniently was not found until after an earlier version of the Will, was used. I already had a cash buyer December 2024, and had no idea my sister was withholding the short certificate. Mr Matz refused to answer any of the questions and told me I would receive a complete accounting of the estate, sometime in 2027, after the taxes were filed, or I could hire my own attorney. ​​​​​​​ This is totally unacceptable! I am entitled to a complete accounting of the estate. I did not realize we had a adversarial relationship here. Had I any idea, I would not have signed off on the stocks until a complete accounting of the estate was provided to me. This is not the kind of attorney I would suggest using.. All Rights Explicitly Reserved Wayne Brunner Lehighton, PA 18235

I would warn anybody who is interested in hiring Mr. Matz as their attorney for being their Family…read moreAttorney or Estate Planning. With my experience dealing with Mr. Matz, he is unprofessional and has a major attitude problem. Mr. Matz was my Dad's attorney for 4 years. In the beginning when my dad had request to change his will or needed advice, Mr. Matz was always available. Unfortunately things changed when 2 years ago my brother and sister started taking advantage of my dad. I emailed and called and left various message letting him know that my Dad wanted to speak to him to see if he could speak to my brother and sister and warn them of the consequences if they continued to take advantage of him. Mr. Matz ignored my dad and when I called and emailed him about my dad's request, he called my Dad and criticized me saying that I was the problem and even threatened to report me to the department of ageing. Another concern was when my dad wanted to make changes to his will to remove family members that were taking advantage of him, Mr. Matz refused to do it, and ignore my Dad with this request for 2 years. When we questioned him on his actions, he always responded with an attitude and unprofessional manner. He claimed that he was always busy but that's no excuse in someone's time of need. He eventually made a surprise visit to my dad and told him that he no longer was going to work with him since he felt that my dad was asking for a lot. This was ridiculous since this was not the case. Mr. Matz just did not want to do his job. No one should go through what my family went through. You can do better than this attorney.

I needed an attorney to help settle a business dispute. When I called this firm, the receptionist…read moretook my detailed information and put me in touch with Josh Gildea. Josh called me back immediately and carefully listened to my issue to determined what I wanted from the outcome. He asked questions, decided what he could do as a litigating attorney but did not push me into litigation. After Josh spoke to the other party's counsel, he thought it would be best if I did not litigate but try to resolve the matter amicably. He put me in touch with his associate Ken Charette. Ken also spoke with me in detail, discussed my goals and outcomes and what the best course of action would be to settle this case without court. The two attorneys worked as a team and between them, my issue was resolved to my satisfaction without litigation. They both were accessible to me, responding same day (if not same hour) and they did not make me feel inferior because I did not know the ins and outs of the law. I really felt they cared about the results I wanted to achieve and worked hard for me to get me these results. I felt they guided me on the proper way to calmly proceed with courses of action even when I got irritable with what the other party wanted. I would highly recommend these attorneys. Don't hesitate to call this firm.

Gavin Lentz defended me in a very complex business suit against me & my business. He is an…read moreexcellent attorney for matters that involve high stakes. Highly recommend him.

After calling several different real estate attorneys, my wife and father in-law were becoming very…read morewarn down to say the least from their directly callous and outright disrespect with their downward inflection blatantly obvious with their responses. All we were looking for was a deed transfer for the house within our family! After being told about this I did some research to to find someone local (my father in-law is partially disabled and unable to travel long distances further than the grocery), and came across Dave. After calling and speaking with him it was clear he shared concerns like the other attorney's because some scum bag kids will manipulate their family into signing over their deeds and subsequently kick their parents out after leaving them homeless... ***BUT Dave was respectful- he did not have a downward and judging inflection when we spoke. We scheduled a meeting and we're able to accomplish what we had needed without any drama. He is very professional, compassionate, and genuinely looking out for the best interest of everyone. Most importantly he was thorough in making sure that there were no morally or unethical motivations driving this. I don't normally write reviews- but with the scum bags out there today increasing drastically I felt driven to leave this review to promote the good guy. There's few people I would EVER vouch for. If he can help you with what you need I would recommend him highly!

From the owner: Every step we take toward resolving your legal matter is important, no matter how small it may…read moreseem. Before David M. Backenstoe steps into a courtroom, he reviews every option for resolving disputes and guides you accordingly. For over 28 years, David M. Backenstoe has been providing the clients of Hellertown, PA, with impeccable service. Please don't hesitate to contact us to schedule an appointment!

Very unprofessional which resulted in my conviction. Did not seem to appear to have ANY interest in…read moremy case whatsoever, he basically took my money and ran. Garrett was condescending and rude towards myself and my colleague. He was extremely unprepared which was evident by the "defense" he put up for me which resulted in my conviction. Showed a lack of knowledge of the case and of programs which would result in my record being expunged. Was more detrimental than helpful to me. I would NOT recommend Garrett, I can't speak on behalf of his partners but one can only assume their near or at his low level of knowledge and morals. Fits the description of ineffective assistance of counsel to a T as it was defined in USSC case law. Very unsatisfied with him, his "strategies", and the outcome.

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Absolute inpeccable representation! Mrs. Rudas makes it a point to go above & beyond to make you…read morefeel comfortable knowing you have legal counsel who's a real go getter that's willing to go that extra mile in your time of need. Along with Melissa's personality, her professionalism is incredible! With Melissa Rudas as your lawyer you can continue functioning in your daily routine at ease knowing she's on your side! Thank you again Melissa, for everything!!!

From the owner: Melissa P Rudas provides Family Law, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Documents, and Personal…read moreInjury case services to Bethlehem, PA, and the surrounding areas.