Initial Consultations can be scheduled with Attorney Matney if we find there is no Conflict Of Interest regarding the names of the parties involved.


Initial Consultations with Attorney Matney, can be by Phone, Zoom video conference, or In-Person.


The cost of initial consultations with Attny. Matney is $275.00 an hour billed in 5-minute increments.


Attorney Matney's hourly rate for all work done, including consults, meetings, drafting legal documents, Trials and Hearings in Court or in Deposition, is $275.00 an hour, whether in-person, by phone, or via video conference, with No charge for travel-time to or from.


Reservations for appointments with Attny. Matney are made by Pre-Authorizing your credit card for the amount of $275.00, with this Pre-Authorization not being turned into a Charge until after the time of the appointment for Phone or Online Video appointments.


This Pre-Authorization is not an actual Charge, but only a reservation of funds on the card to possibly be charged at a later time.   The amount for one hour is what is Pre-Authorized because this is how long Attny. Matney's average initial consultation lasts.   Pre-authorizations are not turned into Charges for Phone or Online Video appointments until after the consultations take place and the resulting bills are e-mailed to Clients.


If the Phone or Video appointment does not take place for any reason, this Pre-Authorization will not be turned into a Charge.   If a Phone or Online Video ends before an hour, the Client will be charged for only that amount of time at the $275.00/hr rate.


In-Person appointments are handled differently that Phone or Online Video appointments.   Unlike with Phone or Online Video appointments, there is a one-hour minimum charge for all in-person appointments.   In-Person appointments must be made about one week in advance and the pre-authorizations obtained to set them will be turned into charges two days before the date of the appointment and at that point will become non-refundable.


Clients who become unable to meet in person will be offered an opportunity to use the money they paid for the In-Person appointment they were not able to keep by having an appointment by Phone or by Online Video appointment IF they sent an e-mail telling us they need to cancel their in-person appointment at least 24 hours ahead of time.   Clients who do not send us notice of cancelation at least 24 hours ahead of time will not be entitled to a refund or a make-up appointment.


Clients who do not have someone who may possibly take care of their children if they should become ill on the day of their appointments, or who may be called into work on the days of their appointments, are frequently ill themselves, or who can foresee any other reason they may not be able to keep their appointments should schedule Phone or Online Video appointments since the terms for them are more flexible.   Clients scheduling in-person appointments are taking the risk that something will not prevent them from attending same way they would if they bought tickets to a concert and then could not attend.   If something happens to prevent the attorney from attending a refund will be issued the next day.


A Pre-Authorization on a MasterCard or Visa must be obtained to reserve an appointment with Attorney Matney.   We do not accept American Express.


The average Initial Consultation with Attorney Matney takes about an hour.   Your credit card will be charged for the amount of time you spend in your Initial Consultation.   If you spend less than an hour in your appointment, you will be charged less than the amount authorized on the card to reserve the appointment.


Attny. Matney encourages everyone to keep their initial consults limited to one hour.   If you choose to spend more than an hour in your initial consultation with her, you will be charged more than the initial amount that was Authorized or Pre-Authorized on your card, which will be charged in 5-minute increments, and by signing this form you are agreeing to this term.


*We need your full name and the full name of the other party to make sure there is no Conflict of Interest for Attorney Matney.

If you are doing this from your phone or tablet, touch the blank field with your finger to make your screen keyboard appear. Attorney Matney is not currently accepting cases that have Court Hearing dates that are set for less than three weeks away from now.   Clients who have court Hearing dates set for less than three weeks away should retain another attorney to represent them for those Hearings. Your First Name: Your Middle Name: Your Last Name: Today's Date: Applicable prefix (Dr., Hon., Gen., Rev., Attny., Mr., Ms., Mrs., Mx., etc.): Any Former Names you have ever had, if applicable: The Full Name of the Other Party involved in your case or situation: Applicable prefix (Dr., Hon., Gen., Rev., Attny., Mr., Ms., Mrs., etc.): Any Former Names the Other Party has had that you know of, including maiden name, and/or other married names used, if applicable: Are you currently married to the Other Party? If so, put the Date, City, and State Of Marriage here. If not, please put "No": If you have been served with papers initiating a Maryland Custody, Divorce, and/or Protective Order case, please put the name of the Court and the Case Number of that case here: Please state the date you were served with these papers here, and please state how you were served and by whom: Issues you would like to discuss (i.e., custody, divorce, child support, second opinion about case, etc.): If there are already any Hearing dates and/or deadlines set for your case, please list them here, and please state the name of the Court (for example, "Trial x/x/xx Circuit Court of Montgomery County," or "Answer to Complaint For Custody due x/x/xx Circuit Court of Howard County, etc.): Attny. Matney accepts cases in all courts in Maryland and does Not charge travel-time to or from Court hearings. Would you like your appointment to be by Phone without video, Online Video via Zoom, or In-Person? If you would like an in-person appointment, please state the office location where you would like to meet (Annapolis, Columbia, or North Bethesda) Please state that date and time you like your appointment.   Appointments can be any time, including nights, weekends, and holidays.   In-person appointments must be set about a week away from the time of the request.   Clients with urgent needs and deadlines that must be met soon should request Phone or Online Video appointments. If there are already any deadlines in your case (i.e., date an Answer or Reply to a Motion you may need to file is due, date to file a Notice Of Appeal or Exceptions your case is due, etc.), please list them here if you have not already stated them above: If there is some Urgency involved in your case that is not obvious by the dates above, please briefly describe the Urgency here: Confirmation of your appointment time and place will be sent to you by e-mail, so please check the e-mail addresses you give below for our response to your request. Your private e-mail address that the other party cannot access (If the other party may know your password, please change it as soon as possible): *Required -- This Form will not be processed if you do not put your e-mail address here --   To avoid confusion regarding dates, times, and location/phone number, and to avoid possible double-booking, all appointments are set and confirmed via e-mail only. An alternate private e-mail address that the other party cannot access (If the other party may know your password, change it as soon as possible) that you would like us to use if we receive an "undeliverable" message (i.e., due to company filters used for work e-mail, spam filters, mail box being full, a misspelling in the e-mail address given above, etc.): *Giving us e-mail addresses from two different e-mail providers will increase the chance that we will be able to help you quickly (i.e., will increase the chance that communication will still flow quickly even if there is a problem with one particular e-mail provider at any time). **Please double-check the spelling of your e-mail addresses above before sending.   The next reply you receive from us will be by e-mail sent to the addresses you put above. Your private voicemail number that the other party cannot access (If the other party knows your password, please change it as soon as possible): Initial Consultations with Attny. Matney are at her hourly rate of $275.00 an hour.   The average Initial Consultation takes about an hour and Attny. Matney encourages everyone to keep their initial consults limited to an hour.   Clients will be charged for the amount of time they spend in their Initial Consultations.   If they spend less than an hour in Phone appointments, their credit cards will be charged less than a hour.   If they spend more than an hour, their credit cards will be charged for more than an hour. * This Form will not be processed if valid credit card information is not entered below The exact amount you are Pre-Authorizing at this time (A pre-authorization of $275.00 is required to reserve the appointment. Pre-Authorizations will not be turned into actual Charges until after the times of the appointment occurs and the client has been e-mailed an invoice for it if the appointment is for Phone or Online Video.   Pre-authorizations for In-Person appointments are turned into Charges two days before the appointment and are not refundable past that time.   Appointments for Phone or Online Video may be canceled any time without charge): We accept MasterCard and Visa only (Debit cards with MasterCard or Visa logos on them are usually OK). We do not accept American Express or anything other than Master Card or Visa. Card Type (MasterCard or Visa): Your Master Card or Visa Number: Security Code on your card (the last set of numbers on the back of your card): Expiration Date on Card:   Bank Name on Card (i.e., MBNA, Citibank, etc.): Your Name as it appears on the credit card: Any other names on record as authorized users of this card: Address associated with credit card: Street Address: City and State: Zip Code (Please make sure the zip code is up to date/correct -- the card will not process without this: *Having an initial consultation is no guarantee of case acceptance. Electronic Signature -- Entering your name here will serve as your electronic signature and agreement with the payment and the terms on this page: Please click or press on the gray SEND button below to send your appointment request to us. If someone referred you to Attny. Matney, please put that person's name here: Applicable prefix of this person's name (Dr., Hon., Gen., Rev., Attny., Mr., Ms., Mrs., etc.): If you have provided all the requested information in the above Form, you should receive a response from us by e-mail at the e-mail addresses you gave above within 24 hours of the time you click on the gray SEND button below. If you do not receive a reply from us within 24 hours, please check your SPAM, "Junk," and "Promotions" folders.