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.

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 have to say.....I've never been injured on the job to the point of needing to deal with Worker's…read moreCompensation before. I didn't know what to expect or what all was involved. Tony took the reigns and was able to explain everything. All my questions were answered. Tony is down to earth and is extremely diligent in his work ethic. I am so glad that I was referred to Tony for my W.C. case. May God continue to bless him and his team for all of their efforts in making sure I was taken care of throughout the whole process.

Tony did a wonderful job defending my husband's case. He can now get his surgery done without any…read moreworries regarding finance. Need an attorney to stand for your cause, he is definetly a great choice! Thanks for our piece of mind.

Mr. Madsen is a hungry and experienced attorney that has helped me on two different occasions. I…read morevery much enjoyed working with him throughout the entire legal process . Even after my case, Mr. Madsen provided some valuable advice that helped me address other areas of opportunity. Your dedication, concern and interest in my case and in me as a client far outweighed any legal service I've encountered in the last 6 years. In summary, you have earned my most enthusiastic recommendation and I wish you continued success.

From the owner: Appeals, Child Custody, Child Support, Criminal Defense, Divorce, DUI, Family Law, & Traffic…read more Madsen Law Offices is an established general practice firm located in Easton, Pennsylvania. James Madsen and our affiliated attorneys serve clients throughout Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton Counties in a variety of matters. Our Attorneys have successfully represented children, parents, defendants, and drivers throughout Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg.

Hired Brett Riegel to defend a traffic violation. He didn't come to the court appearance. He sent…read morea new person, actually was her first time in court. This ended in taking a plea deal which came with a fine anyway.

If I could leave 0 stars I would. Brett Reigel was inattentive, playing on his phone the whole…read moretime. Did absolutely nothing for the case said he would help but did nothing but help himself to the unearned money we had to pay to retain his services.

David Deratzian is the lowest of the low. In 2005 I hired him to represent me in a wrongful…read moretermination lawsuit, I also was asking about documents I gave to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to see if I was qualified for a whistleblower lawsuit. Mr. Deratzian never filed my case until 19 months after I hired him. He never pursued a whistleblower suit but he should have. I was naive and believed I had no whistleblower case as he told me so. Anyway he forced me to settle out of court and then sued me for 1,000 dollars to cover the coat of my deposition. I won that case. Deratzian is a total loser . You can read my story at: IWASAWHISTLEBLOWERBUTDIDNTKNOWIT.COM. Regards, Michael Duffy americaduff@comcast.net

Consumer beware! I contacted this attorney regarding a Greek inheritance matter. He happily took…read morethe retainer. Soon after, any phone calls or emails sent to him and his secretary were ignored or took weeks to answer me. I was also asked for money for something that wasn't completed yet. On top of that, he tried to blame me for incorrect forms that they emailed to me to have filled out. It may be too late due to not reading the reviews on him but not too late to take action.

Unfortunately very negative review. hired Attorney Gardner Linda Shay in early 2024…read more Separation/custody turned PFA. She was able to finally get me in front of Judge for erroneous PFA. Unfortunately she was not prepared. 2 pieces of evidence that I thought were crucial; I started separating 3 weeks prior to PFA , hair folical drug test covering time in question. I spoke up myself and presented these two and feel that is only reason it was dropped but with conditions. You later scolded me for doing so and that is not process You forced me to apply for alimony where I walked away owing and being carged for back support. Your biggest concern was me getting a job and sending those applications over to opposing counsel. Rights violations and My children never mattered to you. You allowed emails between obtained illegally to be used. "Change your email" not they should not be doing that, especially in front of Judge. You wanted to put an Attorney of LGBTQ community as counsel, just to settle personal vendetta. Who I would have no ability to meet prior to court date. You have accolades going after kidnappers all over the world. Bethlehem doesn't matter.

Linda Shay Garnder is an amazing attorney, who is always prepared. She is a fierce advocate for…read moreher clients. It has been a pleasure learning from her.

As a nurse I see people at their most vulnerable and I know how important it is to have someone in…read moreyour corner when things feel out of control. That's exactly what I found with Attorney Santiago. From the start he made it clear there are no guarantees. No sugarcoating just honesty and a plan. That gave me confidence because I knew where I stood. What really set him apart was how he handled the human side of this. He understood I didn't have hate toward anyone involved especially because she is the mother of my child. He respected that. At the same time he was upfront with me that the questions he needed to ask would be tough for both of us. Nothing was done blindly. He explained why it mattered and made sure I was prepared for it. He stayed disciplined stuck to the plan and handled everything the right way even when things didn't go perfectly. During one of the hardest moments in my life he had my back. It wasn't easy but we got through it. I'm not even a hugger but I gave him one at the end and honestly I could have held on longer. That's how much it meant to me. If you want someone who is real with you prepared and actually stands with you when it matters Isaac is that guy.

I hired Attorney Crouthhamel in beginning Oct. of 2023 to help with separation and custody. I was…read morea stay at home Father and Primary Care giver to , 2 amazing children 8,10 years at time. Attorney Crouthhamel knew the reasons for separation, why I was staying in guest room of my own home. She knew why my wedding ring came off and that I held that oath sacred. 3 weeks later I received divorce papers from your secretary that were incomplete, didn't have my physical address. I get this incomplete divorce form followed by an out of office that Attorney Crouthhamel will be on vacation(no problem everyone deserves down time. I end up getting emergency PFA while you were away. 104 days to get in front of judge to dismiss all while NO CONTACT with my children because you. YOU were too busy. Attorney Crouthhamel delayed max amount 30days 30days 30day. Your excuse was "that's just what Missy does" referring to opposing counsel. In 90 days if you ever do anything besides delay a father from his kids? If you pulled a policy report that could have evidence of NO Charges. You were content with an INNOCENT MAN being taken away from his INNOCENT children. You had your Secretary call me a week before Christmas to tell me you were too busy for the 3rd court date. You did t even have the courtesy of talking to me Yourself. You mailed my retainer back to me on Christmas. I didn't do anything wrong or illegal, but you never really were in the corner of Justice. How was your Christmas of 2023. I was expecting to see my kids after false allegations but you were too busy to make court date. In our meeting prior I stated that I would go by myself, I needed to see my kids. That didn't matter. You didn't care, said you did and played me for 3 month while I was not able to TALK to my kids. I found new counsel and finally was able to get in front of judge. You made that court date and sat in jury box. Too busy for 3 months and yet had the time to come WATCH my PFA hearing. For 3 months while a good father was kept from his kids you sat back and watched What did My Children or I ever do to you to be so cruel and inhumane. I challenge you to defend your actions and why MY KIDS didn't matter. How do you still promote being Lawful and for Children?