As a Guardian ad Litem, Christina DeMatteo failed to fully and accurately present critical…read moreinformation in my custody case. Over a six-month period, abuse and parental alienation concerns regarding the mother were reported by multiple sources, including the father, the children themselves, and a court-ordered therapist. Despite these reports, there was no timely follow-up consistent with the duties of a GAL under Pennsylvania law. When these concerns were later addressed in reports, they were minimized rather than thoroughly investigated. Ultimately, Ms. DeMatteo recommended a 50/50 custody arrangement that allowed the children to remain in an environment where documented abuse concerns had been raised by professionals involved in the case. When these inconsistencies were questioned, her responses focused on attacking the father rather than addressing the underlying child-safety issues. Anyone involved in a custody matter where Ms. DeMatteo is appointed as Guardian ad Litem should carefully document all communications, reports, and third-party findings. Based on my experience, serious allegations raised by multiple sources were not given appropriate weight, and the resulting recommendations did not reflect the full factual record. Pending final resolution of my case, formal complaints against Christina DeMatteo will be filed for what is clear misconduct. If you are a father looking for a divorce lawyer, I would be very weary of who this woman is actually representing in your case. Look around at other review sites. A low rating and bad reputation ensues.

Lindsay works in the office and does research. She helped me with an important matter. She was…read moreprofessional and kind. I recommend this law firm to anyone in the area. This firm knows how to build client trust. My matter was resolved in the time when I needed it. Lindsay returned me call promptly.

The first call I ever made I got put through with a wonderful woman named Cheryl and she helped get…read moreme everything I needed and was a breath of fresh air even in the early a.m., she will get you exactly what you want quick she's very straight to the point absolutely wonderful receptionist and very professional firm

Carl is the best! Diligent and knowledgeable. Highly recommended!!! If you need an attorney,…read morehe's the guy to hire!

Jason Martin did my moms will and we ran into issues on how it was written which was a clear…read moreoversight on his end. Some things were too vague and he refused to take ownership.. Instead of easily us fix his oversight he wanted to take over the whole process and charge us additional money.

From the owner: The Martin Law Firm is a modern law firm located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Our experienced…read moreattorneys represent clients for divorce and family law; health law; estate planning and probate; commercial debt collections; and criminal matters.

Had an unfortunate situation that required attention from an attorney. A good friend recommended…read moreJ.R. To me. My experience w/ J.R. Was comfortable, he explained things to me so that I could easily understand the process we would be going through. He also let me pay in my own time frame before we actually settled my situation. I can't thank J.R. Enough for handling my case. He is a gem.

Charged me $240 for an email (not even an hours worth). One would think it should be called a wash…read moresince he had no clue about an important Bill which passed relieving me of an immense tax burden. I'm the one who had to do the research and find out the bad news he gave me was irrelevant. When I told him what I found and that I spoken to a CPA. He was sure to ask me what the Bill was called so he can brush up on his lack of knowledge of it. Quick to ask for retainer never stopping to inform what is included or how much one can expect to spend on the process.

Do not use this practice. After having a multi-year long divorce, I have seen that this firm has an…read moreextremely high turnover rate. They cannot retain attorneys nor paralegals. There is a reason. This firm dragged out my case for their own income. I had to push for my case to proceed. They charged me huge $$$ for subpoenas, but never reported the findings. Jennifer and her husband, who is in charge of billing/finance, bullied me at times, by stopping work until payment was received, and dragging it out, taking advantage of my vulnerable state because they knew I wanted it over. They knew my income as a public teacher, and wrote up hours of billing beyond my income. They did not care that I would take on credit card debt to pay the thousands in billing each month in full. The firm consistently did not know the details of my case, exemplified by me repeating details and even not speaking in court to the details, and became angry when I told them so, threatening to quit so near the end, rather than try to learn the case. Because I blurted out in court that my ex was lying and my attorney did not speak up, the judge saw what my ex was attempting and awarded me more than what the firm asked for me to get. I don't want any one else to be taken advantage of like I was.

During the back end of last July till February 10th of this year I was going through a custody…read morebattle for my daughter. My ex wife had been keeping my daughter away from me and abusing loose wording in a prior custody order. She then was having my daughter around a man that kept my ex wife hostage in a motel during a drunken rage. I hired an attorney from the Law Offices of Jennifer J. Riley firm and was severely disappointed and let down. My attorney was Tyler Kaestner and if his performance is any indication of how the rest of that firm is ran then I would highly suggest anyone and everyone avoid that firm. During the initial phone call when I gave them all the background information and everything that was needed to see if they would take the case he said "we definitely feel like we can win this case. We have the team and resources that can have your daughter in Georgia indefinitely ". He was very cavalier about their abilities and resources. During the first 2-3 weeks the firm either lost of misplaced paperwork that signed for. He never had time to video chat or make proper introductions so the first time this man saw my face was during our initial hearing. With how how confident he sounded I made some HUGE life altering changes that will affect my possible retirement with the military in 4 years. I understand that I didn't have to do that but I will take daddy daughter time over a different career. After giving $7000+ dollars and being affected by the government shutdown things took a huge turn. I was starting to get more messages from their billing department rather than from my lawyer. On January 14 he told me he was going to be withdrawing from the case. This was less than 30 days from the final court date. He said he would put in a continuance request with the city of Philadelphia so I could find another attorney. I was then informed by the courts that the request was never received and I have emails proving that. I wound up having to represent myself and was met with military bias and other things I wasn't prepared for in that courtroom. In the end I got more time with my daughter and was able to get the minimum of what I wanted. But as I sit here and eat dinner I was called by my daughter who was crying on the phone saying how her mom was bringing that same man around. Both this law firm and the city of Philadelphia court systems failed. My daughter is in harms way again and I'm 6 states away.