Paul W. Matthews

Paul W. Matthews is a New York City Family Court attorney who handles custody, visitation, child support, paternity, family offense and order of protection cases, along with neglect matters involving ACS. He reports more than 1,000 Family Court matters, hundreds of trials and a number of Family Court appeals, including over 300 custody cases tried. He also has experience with cases that involve forensic psychologist testimony.

He charges an hourly rate of $300 and offers free initial consultations. Clients are seen in Manhattan and Staten Island, and cases are taken in Manhattan, Staten Island and Brooklyn, with occasional work in other city Family Courts. If he is too busy to take a new case, he says he can refer callers to a trusted colleague.