Matt Chapel, Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer serving Fort Wayne, Northeast IN and Northwest OH. Providing an aggressive, commonsense defense. (260) 387-6236
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Matt Chapel, Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer serving Fort Wayne, Northeast IN and Northwest OH. Providing an aggressive, commonsense defense. (260) 387-6236
Matthew W. Chapel, a Criminal Justice Attorney based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is highly regarded for his dedication and personal approach to client representation. Many reviewers praise his ability to navigate complex legal situations with skill and humor, often highlighting his commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for his clients. While some experiences vary, the overall sentiment reflects that he genuinely cares for his clients and works diligently to support them through challenging times.
No one really wants to hire a lawyer, but sometimes you just fall into a bad set of circumstances. In my case, I was dealing with a person who filled out a protection order request and was granted it. The problem was that I literally did nothing wrong (nor ever threatened this person) and I did not want this crazy thing hanging over me. This was where I was at when I came across Matthew Chapel attorney at law. He found things that I would never have found on my own, and despite this being an emotionally exhausting experience his humor and skill got me through this (at least for now, you never know when you are dealing with someone who is really nuts). Matthew Chapel really helped me out of a jam I should never have been put in. If you are in a jam and don’t know where to turn, you should give Matt Chapel a chance. It definitely wouldn’t hurt to reach out to him.
I absolutly adore this man. When I was in college, I was given a Misdemeanor 1 for a charge called, theft of service. I threw trash in a dumpster. I went into Mr. Chapel’s office, and told him what had happened, and who was responsible for giving me the charge. He replied with, he did what? Grabbed a paper from behind him, signed it and gave me expongment papers, at no cost. This meant the world to me, as a poor college student. If i ever need him again, I’d hire him. This man is good. And I dont mean, just as a lawyer. But good, as in a good human. This all happened when he practiced in Celina. Ohio.
If I could give this man 0 stars I would. He is completely incompetent and will lie lie lie just to get your money. I hired Mr. Chapel for my boyfriend who had a theft case in Allen County. After giving him a 1500 down payment (an additional 300 every month after), it took an additional 3 weeks to even visit his client and “look” at his case. I put look in quotes because not at one moment he worked for us did he ever know what was going on with his case. When hiring Mr. Chappel you gain access to all court documents including plea agreements sent to him from the prosecutor. I noticed a week or two after the arrest there was a plea agreement sent over from the prosecutor that Mr. Chappal did not present to his client AT ALL for several months. FOR MONTHS my boyfriend sat in jail waiting to hear from Mr. Chappal about a plea that had already been presented, that he ignored. Mr. Chapel waited until TRIAL to LIE and say he JUST got the plea agreement sent to him. Mr. Chapel then called me to discuss the plea and when I mentioned to him it was presented MONTHS ago he argued with me and then hung up on me. He then called me back to yell at me more. I told him to present to plea agreement to my boyfriend but he then REFUSED to let him sign it until he could lower the cost my boyfriend would owe the company he stole from. My boyfriend was not interested in getting it lowered, was just ready to sign and be done with it all, yet Mr. Chapel still REFUSED to let him sign the plea. So I fired him. After being fired he tried to show up to the jail to see my boyfriend, who refused to see him since he was fired, and then called me to yell at me more about my boyfriend refusing to see him. That was just the main issue with this man. A few times I, and my boyfriends mother, would call and check in with Mr. Chapel since it didn’t seem like he was working on my boyfriends case at all and ever single time he would yell at us for disturbing him. Apparently he was too busy coning money out of other people. Like I said before at no time while paying this man did he ever know what was going on with my boyfriends case. He was unaware my boyfriend was on probation at the time of arrest, even though he was told by my boyfriend, myself, and my boyfriends mother on multiple occasions. He lied and said he requested videos from the business and that his team was going over them to see if my boyfriend stole anything, he never requested those videos. The only video he had was body cam footage of the arresting officer. Mr. Chapel is NOT worth your time or money.
