Law Offices of Matthew C. Bishop

I have read the above client comments and Mr. B's threat to sue one of them for her complaint. Not every unsatisfactory courtroom result means that your lawyer did something wrong; lawyers are not insurance companies who guarantee you will win your case.

Lawyers do have a duty to act competently, to keep you informed regarding important developments in your case, to act loyally to you, to refrain from self-dealing, to promptly return all client files and to account in writing for all fees expended upon a reasonable demand. If you feel aggrieved by your attorney in one or more of the above respects, I would urge you to visit the State Bar of California website and to file an appropriate confidential complaint.

I'm sure you are not the only victim of Matthew Bishop. I cannot believe that he is even allowed to practice law. Bishop is a very rude and unprofessional attorney who obviously has an anger problem and should be ordered to anger management classes. Bishop has a discipline action by the State Bar for battering a young teenager in 1997.

There is a second discipline with the State Bar resulting from a DUI conviction as he has driving to a criminal case for a client. Now, is that the kind of attorney people want representing them? Sally, I think with Bishop's comment back to you shows that he is guilty. I really feel that you should file a complaint with the State Bar regarding Matthew Bishop's lack of empathy for your case. I am very upset with Matthew Bishop's unprofessional practice of law that it makes me sick. This attorney needs to be barred from practicing law anywhere!

I had posted a complaint earlier that I would like to edit. Perhaps I over-reacted. I had stated that Matt ** did not show up in court, because he was in Sacramento with DUI problems and trying to not get debarred. I would like to withdraw that statement. It is hearsay. Matt has agreed to help in another case issue with my son and has acted in a professional manner. Thank you.

Sally of Napa has made a complaint against my law firm that is unwarranted, untrue, defamatory and malicious. I am advancing a civil action in the Napa County Superior Court against her, and will update this site with the case number when available. Public records are a beautiful thing! Different than a complaining party such as Sally, I am bound by ethical rules and obligations and cannot discuss someone's particular case on a website because of confidentiality. Needless to say, Sally is completely inaccurate in her assertions and this will be resolved in a real court not some gossip column that does not allow the opposite side of an issue to be presented, nor allow one notice to respond to such crackpots without verification on the accuracy of their statements.

I can say this: Despite previous warnings to Sally of Napa that this kind of nonsense would result in litigation, apparently, a lawsuit is all she can understand. I only hope when we prevail and have a judgment against her, those results will be published with equal zeal and gusto.

My son, age 31, got into trouble for violation of Probation. He was basically set up. Matt Bishop had said he would handle the case for $5,000 which I paid. Shortly after that Matt Bishop stated that he suggests that we take this case to trial. He wanted an additional $25,000 to go to trial. I could not afford it so I got my ex-husband involved. We both signed the contract. Matt is a "man's man" and rarely even looked at me at a meeting we had with him. He later stated to my ex-husband that he would like to just deal with him concerning my son's case. We paid an additional $15,000. It appeared that he may have worked something out with the DA. They moved my son from Nevada State to Napa and he appeared in Napa. Matt Bishop did not show up. They postponed the case to another day.

We later found out that Matt Bishop was in Sacramento that day with his own problems of almost getting disbarred for a DUI. I'm not sure if it was a first or second offense. My husband and I both feel that if Matt Bishop did show up that day that our son would have got his deal but due to a "no show" on Matt's part the deal was longer available. I emailed Matt asking four or five questions and he emailed me back saying he does not want to communicate with me. My ex-husband had some health problems and was not available. Matt said have my son call him. My son was in county jail.

We hired a new lawyer since Matt wouldn't even talk to me. We paid him a total of $20,000 and he would not communicate with me. We hired another attorney. We want a refund. He went to see my son after we told Matt we are replacing him and my son asked him if we could please get our money back because we did not go to trial. His answer was "**, no that we owed him more money". He went to court maybe 3-4 times at the most and we paid him over $20,000 because we thought we were going to trial. We deserve a refund.

I retained this Attorney to handle a simple partnership dispute. I was seeking an Accounting. This Attorney added 8 additional causes of action to my complaint. After 16 months and spending over $37,000 the Judge ruled that the 8 additional causes of action were time barred by the statute of limitations. Also, I paid this Attorney $10,000.00 to perform a specific duty and he never did. Furthermore, he kept the $10,000.00.

I paid this Attorney over $37,000.00 and received nothing. I had to spend $12,000.00 with another Attorney to restore the damage that this Attorney caused me.