Matthew Chapin · California and Michigan
Civil disputes. The attorney you call is the attorney on your case.
(650) 407-1040 (734) 887-6887 Write
CA #314467 · MI #P85293
No file is handed down the hall.
Most civil cases settle. Each one is prepared as if it will not.
An injury claim, a disputed insurance decision, a broken contract, or an ownership fight starts with the same questions: what happened, what can be proved, what is at stake, and what has to happen next.
Those cases, in California and Michigan.
Formation documents, operating agreements, buy-sell terms, and the contract you are about to sign. Drafted and reviewed for companies in California and Michigan.
If the agreement has already been broken, that is a civil dispute.
A useful estate plan says who may act if you cannot, who should receive what you own, and how those decisions will be carried out.
Wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, written for the state you live in.
You call or write. We check conflicts. Matthew reviews the documents and the deadlines, names the options, and tells you whether the firm can take the matter, must decline it, or needs a short call first. If a deadline is close, say so in the first call.
Do not send confidential or time-sensitive facts until we confirm we can speak with you.
He founded the firm in 2017 and represents people and closely held companies in California and Michigan.
The work is the same in both states: return the call, know the file, tell the truth about the case.
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Anthony M. Kennedy Fellow. Extern to the Honorable Michael S. McManus, U.S. Bankruptcy Court. B.B.A. and B.A. in English-Writing, Adrian College.
Admitted
State Bar of California · State Bar of Michigan · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California · Supreme Court of the United States
Call or write. A sentence is enough.
(650) 407-1040 (734) 887-6887 inquiry@chapinlaw.us
Office hours Monday–Friday, 9:00–5:00. Pacific in Sacramento, Eastern in Okemos. Weekends by appointment.
Sacramento
Chapin Law
3626 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95864
(650) 407-1040 · fax (650) 644-1367
Okemos
Law Office of Matthew C. Chapin, PLLC
2222 W. Grand River Ave, Suite A
Okemos, MI 48864
(734) 887-6887 · fax (650) 644-1367