Reviews

We retained Ali for help with both our daughters. She was invaluable in helping our older daughter get into a college that best met her academic and emotional support needs. And again with our younger daughter who had major anxiety issues that could have crushed her, but is now thriving given the interventions that Ali worked out with the school system. Ali has attended 504 plan meetings with us, and helped with some last-minute teacher changes that were not a fit. Ali has that unique combination: a lawyer who understands student and disability rights, and a counselor who understands the emotional/psychological aspects and can have empathy for all (including the school system and the challenges they face). She definitely knows how to work with school systems so kids get what they need to succeed - in a fair and respected way.

Alison Saros is an outstanding Educational Lawyer. I highly recommend her.

Matt helped me reach a desirable result with regards to my divorce. Along the way he was very professional and knowledgeable when I asked questions or sought advice. Matt and his assistant are good with returning phone calls and emails in a timely fashion. If you are considering going through a divorce, I would recommend Matt.

Matthew was there for me during a very stressful two-year divorce proceeding, always promptly returning phone calls and emails. I had 7-8 separate court appearances during this case, and Matthew was always prepared and confident when dealing with the Judges and opposing counsel. He's a fighter, with the unique ability to see both sides of an issue in order to properly predict responses from the other side before they happen. I highly recommend him.

I found myself in a devastating situation and I'm very fortunate to have hired Matthew Skarin as my attorney. He explained everything through the whole process very clearly, and was always extremely quick to respond to any questions or concerns. I couldn't be happier with my outcome. I sincerely thank you for your guidance and professionalism!

After going through several attorneys, I was referred to Matt through my firm. From our first meeting, I knew I would be well represented. Matt was very professional, patient, understanding, knowledgeable and always was very responsive. I was further impressed by Matt when I would review a letter he would draw up, with minimal information given, he knew exactly what I wanted to say. I had a successful outcome and will retain Matt for any future needs.

I came to Mr. Skarin's office as referral from a friend, in what I felt was a desperate situation. My ex-husband, who was thousands of dollars in arrears, decided to sue me for custody of 1 of our 2 kids that are still under 18. In his filing he stated as I have a medical marijuana letter of recommendation, I was unfit to care for our children as I did drugs. Mr. Skarin reassured me that I wasn't going to lose my children due to occasional usage of MMJ, nor would I be likely to lose them at all as my ex had chosen to have very little contact over the years with our kids. I have done everything needed to help our kids, including fighting the school district to get help for one of our kids that has learning disabilities and requires a lot of attention between the school and I. My ex wasn't even aware of all the plans and help the school did to help our child, as he so rarely had contact with our kids and just completely ignored any attempts on my part to keep him updated. It was a long and much drawn out process due to my ex, but Matthew Skarin was fantastic. He kept pushing both my ex and his lawyer who tended to be as flaky as my ex, and not only helped me to retain sole legal and physical custody of my children, but he managed to get my ex to commit to a visitation schedule over holidays and summer break as he lives in a different state. For over 10 years I was getting phone calls at the last minute, asking if he could have the kids, if he decided he wanted to see them that year. I had always asked him months in advance if he was going to take the kids but usually got no response. There have been many years he has chosen not to see them at all, so it was important to me that we get a set schedule so our kids could see and get to know their dad better. That Mr. Skarin got him to commit to a schedule was huge deal to me - and for which I am hugely grateful to him. But hands down, by far, besides being super supportive and always making sure I was in the loop, was that he was able to prove to the Court that my ex was over $100,000 in arrears in back child support. My ex was trying to claim he had over paid me child support and I owed him $10,000. Many documents and bank statements later, he began to realise how much he really did owe and lucky for him, I was agreeable to settling for less than $100,000. Mr. Skarin took our proposal and got my ex and his lawyer to agree to it. Mr. Skarin handled everything and filed all the paperwork through the Dept. of Child Support Services (as I had years ago had to put a garnishment on his wages to get the child support he was supposed to be paying - but obviously wasn't). He also was able to get an additional garnishment on his wages to start paying me the amount we had agreed on for back child support. So over the course of a year, I went from being sued for custody as an unfit mother, to retaining sole custody AND Mr Skarin got me thousands of dollars in back support that I honestly never thought I would get. Talk about a turn around!! I can tell you my ex wasn't pleased with any of the results, but I was over the moon! It amazes me to this day how it all worked out in my favor AND that he got me the back child support I honestly never thought I would see, as I had made other attempts over the years with different lawyers to get him to pay what he owed his kids in back support. I highly recommend Mr. Matthew Skarin to represent you. He's knowledgeable, keeps you well informed - but not so much that you get huge bills from him for the time he spends on your case. He stays on top of things and keeps on the other party when they drag their feet and seem to be trying to avoid you and the courts. I know I feel like I got very good value for my money, and in the world of lawyers, you know how rare that is. He is definitely worth it.

In a really tough time he was calm, accurate with what would happen and what costs would be incurred, knowledgeable about the courts and the process that a divorce takes. Very good experience.

Matthew always kept me aware of what was going on with my case and provided detail about different options we had in dealing with the issues. I felt he was extremely knowledgeable and any time he was unsure of something, he made every effort to find out the facts and respond accordingly. Matthew always responded to my requests in a timely and professional manner and always made every effort to make sure I understood what was going on with my case.

Matt listened to my objectives for the outcome of my case and my suggestions for reaching those objectives. He knew what had to be done as the case proceeded, and always followed through. I always knew in advance what he was going to do, he never acted without discussing it with me first. My case was settled out of court, as I wanted it to be, and my main goal was achieved. He was a good listener, understood my needs for the outcome, and made suggestions as to the course of action required to reach the best possible settlement.