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Law Offices of Matthew J. Ruff is a law firm established in 1995 with an office in Torrance, CA. At this office location, there is 1 lawyer practicing criminal law, driving while intoxicated, drug crimes and 50 other areas of law.
Mr. Ruff was the best! My husband had a case in Torrance, from 2004 a failure to appear on a possession charge and the DA wanted to put my husband in jail. We had been working with the court since March 2012 with a Public Defender. It went well for a while. Until we got a PD who was awful at her job. So the Judge was upset with my husband and the lack of evidence provided by the PD to show progress on the DOJ course they assigned my husband to complete. The class was a mess and with a change in a number of instructors, one decided to discharge my husband with only three classes left to complete the course in Oct 2013 and we were trying to get an extension on completing the course and/or to find a new course. It costs $ weekly and my husband and I were doing our best with our three kids and three dogs. Plus all the other stuff that comes with Life. We left our follow up Court date in December 2013 feeling helpless and defeated. Not knowing where to go from here, but knowing that upon return back to court in January 2014 that my husband might get the book, and get locked up. We were scared, my husband could loose his new job, we could get real behind in bills and who knows what after whatever time the DA decided to give him for a 10 year old possession case. My husband had no priors and had not got in trouble in the last 10 years but the DA didn't care. She wanted to make him pay with Jail time due to a failed attempt to finish a drug course. So, we decided to ask family and put our $ together and contacted Mr. Ruff in January for a court date at the end of the month. Mr. Ruff was professional and understanding. He wanted to know a little about my husband and his outstanding character. Mr. Ruff agreed to take the case and we showed up to the next court date on a few hundred prayers and Mr. Ruff. We left with a step toward victory. My husband didn't get locked up and received a second opportunity to take the DOJ course. We went to court for a follow up date in March 2014 and the DA was not happy with how long it was taking to complete a year course in a few months. Mr. Ruff walked up and asked to speak to the Judge and DA privately in chambers, the judge agreed and Mr. Ruff presented my husbands progress and the character letters from Family, Friends, and Co worker. They agreed to extend his program on the pretense to a clean drug test. Since Mr. Ruff knew my husband by this point he vouged for my husband in the presence of The Judge and The DA. That the test would be clean and my husband could contine the DOJ Course. He passed with a clean test and finished the course by early June. Our court date was for July 30th 2014. My husband called Mr. Ruff to touchbase and confirm that he would be there for the court date. Mr.Ruff arrived a few minutes late but that's not a problem in court. Mr. Ruff went up with my husband and we had a great victory. The case was dismissed!! A Million Thank You's to Mr. Ruff!!! 1 1/2 years of hard work alone with no progress but only 7 months with Mr. Ruff and success! Well worth the money!!!
Matthew represented a family member for a very serious DUI charge in California. The DMV was trying to take the drivers license for a year. Matthew got a hearing with the licensing bureau right away and was able to stop the suspension until a hearing was held. At the court hearing he submitted proof that the breath machine was not reliable and got the police officer to admit that he did not know for sure if the test was accurate, he asked the Judge to dismiss the case and she did.
Great service, excellent skills as a criminal lawyer
I was arrested for domestic violence charges under section 273.5 and section 243.e.1. After spending nearly 72 hours in jail, I walked out of the LA county jail, I was totally perplexed and didn’t know what to do. By god’s grace I found Matt. No words could describe Matt’s skill and the knowledge of the law. Matt proved to the jury that I was innocent and ensured the case got dismissed. I am truly impressed with the work of Matt, and I would not hesitate to recommend Matt in a heartbeat.
Excellent service
Got my charges reduced, saved my reputation and job.
Excellent attorney, knows the law, got my husbands case dismissed
The Old Courthouse Building18411 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 417Torrance, CA 90504U.S.A.
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