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Wonderful experience overall. Forest McPadden exceeded my expectations and delivered. Highly professional outfit and excellent communications. Would highly recommend!

my attorney did exactly as expect he walk me through the process, and it went as he suggested.

This garbage human disrespected a police officer killed in the line of duty by using his position on a town council to vote against flying the blue line flag at half mast in his honor. Instead they flew the gay pride flag. He deserves nothing but scorn.

Matthew and his team were excellent to work with. Also keeping me posted and updated throughout my case. That's why I give five stars.

I truly wish I never hired Attorney Forrest to handle my property damage claim. The claims Attorney Forrest handles are modest in value, which means you do all the leg work. It also means he never takes the time to actually speak to you, you only deal with his staff. In the beginning of his representation of me, I spent months of me going back and forth with his paralegal repeatedly giving her the same documents over and over, and me making multiple complaints to the attorney who referred me to him before I even was afforded the opportunity to speak to him directly. In fact, communications were beyond scattered and unclear throughout the period of time before he put my case in suit. His paralegal very clearly advised me that repairing the damage to my truck out of pocket was "helpful" but "not a requirement." I chose not to repair my truck, due to my financial circumstances at the time. I later received a phone call from Attorney Forrest directly threatening to fire me as a client, because I had not made repairs at my own expense to my vehicle. He had absolutely no regard for my own financial wherewithal and whether I could actually afford to make said repairs out of pocket, nor any concern that he was threatening to fire me just before the statute of limitations was to expire on my claim despite his own office advising me months prior that it was "not a requirement." Once this matter was put into suit, which was done without even so much as a courtesy email that he was going to incur that expense on my behalf, I had to reach out to with each and every single thing filed with the court to ask for either an update or a copy, because, once again, I received no communications from him or his office. Progress was only made in the case, because I chose to monitor it myself. For example, a motion for default for failure to appear was filed weeks late, and only filed because I asked for it to be done. Attorney Forrest similarly displayed an utter inability to communicate effectively with opposing counsel or timely progress this matter to a conclusion unless I repeatedly followed up with office to inquire why dates were being moved and deadlines missed without appropriate pleadings filed. The few times Attorney Forrest managed to find the time to pick up the phone and speak to me directly, he spoke to me as if I were a small child. This is despite the fact that I clearly have a full grasp of how our court system works. What is most frustrating is that, in writing no less, when I agreed to hire his firm instead of pursuing my claim on my own time, his paralegal advised me that Attorney Forrest believed I "significantly undervalued" my own case with the demand I made to the insurance company. One year later, hours and hours of frustration, and after incurring legal fees and expenses, and he recommended I settle my case for $500 more than my demand. I could hardly imagine any objective person believing $500 is "significantly undervalued." I have since referred several people with property damage claims to other attorneys based upon my personal interactions with Attorney Forrest and I can say without a single hesitation that I will never recommend Attorney Forrest to another person.

He will work very hard on your behalf, I hired him I am very satisfied. He is the best lawyer I ever known. I had a difficult matter when I called him I was not sure if I have a chance to win it because he is a professional in what he is doing I was able to win some cash. Thanks attorney Forrest you are the best.

I hired Matthew Forrest after speaking to him after my accident in order to recoup diminished value of my Tesla. The insurance agent was refusing to discuss the diminished value of my vehicle which is why I gave Matthew Forrest a call. Matthew was very knowledgeable and explained he has worked with many Tesla owners in the past which made me feel comfortable working with him. I explained I've never sued anyone before and wasn't sure about the process in which he explained what would likely happen and an estimated how much could obtained with a diminished value case for my situation. The case ended up going to court and Matthew was extremely knowledgeable and professional. He prepared me well, explained entire process and best of all won the case handing me a reasonable diminished value.

My first engagement with Attorney Forrest of Forrest McPadden was terrific! I found him via old fashion searching online and am happy I stumbled across his firm. I have an exotic sports car that was in a loss and a 3rd party was at fault. The car was repaired to satisfaction and additional payment was made for diminished value, above what I had expected! Attorney Forrest had a team behind him that was awesome! Communicated almost daily as and when appropriate and were pleasant and very thorough. I have investment properties and now plan to continue to use their legal services for those needs when they arise. Bravo to the Team at Attorney Forrest McFadden's, LLC !

After the accident with my new car, Forrest Law was a huge help with my diminished value case. They always keep me informed whether it was a phone call or email. I'm so impressed with their knowledge of diminished value cases and just how organized they are. I'm so happy that I reached out to them!

I was referred to Matthew by a third party to handle my Diminished Value Claim following .auto accident damage to my low mileage 2 yr old vehicle. Matthew & staff kept me advised each step along the way to a successful but drawn out process!

I partnered with Forrest Law to file diminished value claim after and insurance company offered me and unacceptable amount. I was well-informed throughout the process by of those involved and ultimately received seven times the amount originally offered. I urge anyone who feels that they are being taken advantage of by an insurance company with their diminished value claim to contact Forrest Law!

My parked car was hit by another vehicle. Although his insurance company paid for the repair of my car, they refused to compensate me for "diminished value" (which is required under Connecticut law). I hired Attorney Forrest to represent me to get reimbursed for the diminished value of my vehicle from the insurance company. Attorney Forrest was clearly very knowledgeable and also very professional from the very start and also throughout the case. His staff kept me in the loop about every detail about my case. He never took any significant action without discussing it with me and allowing me to make decisions about my case. He hired an excellent appraiser who submitted a written report about the fair market diminished value of my car due to the accident and repair. Attorney Forrest was willing to go to trial, but the evidence he collected was so overwhelming, that the insurance company agreed to a settlement that was much more than I had initially expected. I enthusiastically recommend Attorney Forrest to anyone in Connecticut who has suffered damage to a vehicle due to the other party's fault, but especially for a diminished value claim.