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I have requested a refund of the $5k retainer for almost two years. The retainer was signed on 10/13/22... Nothing, I mean nothing was ever done- no paperwork was ever filled. We had one conversation about my marriage. I thought acquaintances who drink together and go to the casino together would'vehad a more respectable relationship! But, no. Our mutual friend is still one of my favorite people in the world, but unfortunately the extended friendship has been tarnished. My wife and I had a brief separation and we are happily together now. Ryan, please be responsible and return my 5k...your ethics should be the foundation of your industry and you are doing it no justice- just adding to the stereotypical lawyer bashing. I seriously can't believe how you sleep at night! No responses to my inquiries is so sad. Be a person who appreciates how you got to where you are or who you are... Respect Etiquette and own who you are or at least who you are trying to portray! I've spent more time writing this than we talked about my situation...UNBELIEVABLE- or is it

He is the worst attorney never honest or said the truth changing the words every time in different mood. He is not professional or organized. Please save your money and don’t work with him ever. Left my case in last min in my court day he did withdraw to the case. We have a contract of flat rate and paid him in advance. A night before the court day asking me to give him more money he tried to push me in the corner to pay him more. Before, I talk to tell why the extra pay we already made a deal and I paid. He yelled and disrespected, treated me so bad then hangs up the phone. After that texting me “I will filling an order to withdraw”. Yes, Can you imagine? A day before your court without giving you any notice. I send him an agreement with my ex before a month ago. In the court he wasn’t prepared and even he didn’t know anything about the case. Even though I called him and updated him but he is looking for money how he can get more from you. I never forgive you on what you did! And your life become so hard because you took $2500 for nothing as I paid you in advance.

On February 6, 2019, I posted the following review and the very next day I received a call from Mr. Mattson requesting I take it down and that he’d attend to my matter as soon as possible. Well, I shouldn’t have because here I am being forced to post it again. He has made absolutely no progress in my case (a simple uncontested divorce at this point) since then and every time I try to contact him, it’s next week or the week after that my divorce will be finalized. Before you retain his services, you should be aware of my experience: Mr. Mattson gave me a basic description of my divorce proceedings at our initial consultation but spent the next hour talking about the kind of “great and aggressive” representation he’s going to provide. He also made a lot of predictions in my benefit that were solely for the purpose of charging for them later. I know this now because almost all of those predictions did not apply in my case and/or were unachievable. Once he was retained, however, for the first four months I did not hear anything from him. He was very hard to reach and didn’t consider the basic courtesy of promptly returning phone calls to give me an update and/or answer my question(s). He never acknowledged any of my emails which forced me to call for days and when I could finally reach him through his paralegal, we started all over again simply because he hadn’t gotten anything done and again, he’d charge me for that phone call. Furthermore, all of his bills are padded and almost everything is completed by the paralegal while he charges top dollar for his time. After ten-month long delays, frustration and wasting money for no reason, there was a big discrepancy in the billing. When I dug into it, I realized that he charged me 2.7 hours ($1,120.50) for a telephone conference when according to my phone log it took exactly 39 minutes and 9 seconds ($161.85). He charged me $207.50 for another telephone conference which according to my phone log never happened. He also charged me for other services that were never provided. All of this was totaling $1,830.15. After I initially posted this review back in February and sent his paralegal a detailed email along with prove showing that the bills are blatantly padded, he immediately issued a refund for just $1,000 and I let him keep the other $830.15 so he can use that money as a retainer to finalize my divorce. In summary, as they say that there’s no guarantee of competence and honesty when you hire a lawyer, this may very well be the case. I urge you to acquire your services elsewhere or you’ll be disappointed.

Paralegal Sherry was superb with prompt communication and assistance with making a difficult process understandable and as smooth as possible. Although my legal matter may not have been as complicated as other clients, the team treated my case just as important.

Quick excellent service on my divorce. Got to me timely and made the process easy.

Mr. Mattson and Sherry did an amazing job with my case from the initial consultation until the day of trial. My questions were answered throughly and immediately and I was kept up to date on the status of my case. I was awarded everything I was entitled to. I highly recommend Mr. Mattson and Sherry. I thank both of them for their hard and attentive work to my case.

Ryan is a professional and is very knowledgeable in his field. I used him for my child custody case and won.

The process with Ryan Mattson was smooth and easy. Very fair prices that are set up front. Quick responses back on all questions. While this situation is never easy, Ryan helped make it as painless as possible.

From my initial consultation, I knew Ryan would be the best attorney to represent me. His calm demeanor and professionalism in explaining the particulars of divorce law in Virginia was greatly appreciated. Ryan was able to overcome several obstacles in obtaining a satisfactory solution to my case.

I was very pleased with his detailed work and expertise! I would highly recommend Ryan and Sherry to anyone who needs a lawyer.

Ryan was very helpful and efficient with my annulment. He was prepared and gathered the information needed to make this happen for me. His staff was super polite and helpful when Ryan wasn't quite needed. I highly recommend Ryan for anyone needing a great, highly respectable, decent person to represent them.

Ryan did an excellent job drafting an agreement, a court order acceptable for processing, and associated paperwork, which were filed in Fairfax County Court.