My name is Paul W. Matthews. I am a Family Law and appellate lawyer who graduated Summa Cum Laude (first in his class) from Brooklyn Law School in 1992, where I received numerous prizes and awards, including seven prestigious American Jurisprudence Awards, and served as a Law Review Editor. I am the creator of this web site and have written all of its content.
Over the years I have tried over 500 cases of all types in the New York Family Court, and have perfected over 30 appeals of Family Law cases.
At the present time I am only taking selected appellate cases. This will likely change in the future. In the meantime I have been referring most inquiries to Nicholas Pederson, whose bio is shown below.
I started my private law practice in Manhattan in 1996. The practice focuses on Family Law and appeals from the orders of the New York State Family Court.
I started my legal career in 1992 when I worked as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Depatment. For the first two years I worked in the torts division, defending New York City against all kinds of lawsuits, including personal injury, property damage, and police brutality cases.
In the last year and a half of my tenure I worked in the Family Court cases as a prosecutor of juvenile delinquency cases. While there I tried several cases before Judge Judith Scheindlin, better known as “Judge Judy”.
After I opened my private practice in 1996, after learning my craft as a trial lawyer, I eventually mentored a number of new attorneys, and taught continuing education classes for other attorneys in Evidence, Child Support, Termination of Parental Rights, and Client Relations.
I have a number of hobbies and interesets. I became an expert in seo (search engine optiization ) after several years of study with some of he top seo’s in the world. I am also a practitioner and sometime instructor of Wing Chun Kung Fu, a chinese martial art.
Introducing Nick Pederson
Nicholas A. Pedersen is a New York City-based attorney whose practice is concentrated in divorce and family law. He is admitted to practice in New York and has represented clients across all five boroughs, as well as in Long Island. Nick graduated from Albany Law School in 2015 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2016. His legal experience covers a broad range of family law matters, including matrimonial law, custody, child support, spousal support, paternity, family offense, and criminal cases5. He has worked at several law firms, including Peter L. Cedeño & Associates and Tully Rinckey PLLC, and currently operates his own practice, the Law Office of Nicholas A. Pedersen, Esq. P.C..
Nicholas also dedicates time to pro bono work for individuals with disabilities. Outside of his legal work, he enjoys cheering for the Yankees, Giants, Rangers, Knicks, and Texas Longhorns and spending time with his family and their dog, Tessa.
NIck and I are not partners, and we do not work on cases together. However Nick is a colleague and good friend, and he, like myself, is an experienced and highy ethical family law attorney who believes that he should not be charging super high fees that very few people can afford to pay. He offers a 30 minute consultation by phone or Zoom for only $100.00.