Matthew Abernethy
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Licensed for 10 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Business
Language
English
About
I am an outside general counsel located in Atlanta, GA. I currently serve the following industries: Manufacturing, Technology, Professional Services, Warehousing, and Hospitality. My largest client is a $100M+ high-tech manufacturing and engineering firm on Fulton Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta (see attached video showing what they do). One of my smaller clients owns a line of food trucks in Savannah. In between, I represent an array of business concerns--from automotive component manufacturers to app developers to the owners of large, multi-use entertainment venues throughout the Southeast. I take the time to truly understand my clients' businesses and their personal concerns. Since I have a solo practice with minimal overhead, I can also offer far superior rates to my competition in many circumstances. Below are some quotes from Abraham Lincoln that encapsulate the ideals I try to live and practice law by:"When I have a particular case in hand, I have that motive and feel an interest in the case, feel an interest in ferreting out the questions to the bottom, love to dig up the question by the roots and hold it up and dry it before the fires of the mind." --Abraham Lincoln"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser---in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough." --Abraham Lincoln
Practices Areas
Estate Planning
Business
Language
English
Contact
Reviews
Matt helped us navigate through some very complex tax and business transactions which had great amount of financial and legal detail and multi-year issues making it very challenging. Matt is a very structured and thorough lawyer able to look all legal aspects but with a business and common sense approach. Importantly, he is there for us constantly, really caring for our issue and has a very good approach and attitude. The accessibility and rapid response makes having him as a lawyer very supporting. We are absolutely very happy with his service!
Mr. Abernethy Was very courteous and thoughtful of my needs. Both my wife and I needed wills and I needed to have the house put into both our names. He took the time to explain things and make us feel comfotable. I would highly recommend him.
My husband and I hired Matthew a few months ago regarding our child custody case. We loved the fact that Matthew was honest and upfront with us about everything from the start. He let us know what all our options were and the possible outcomes of every direction our case could have gone. Matthew was also willing to travel and prepare all our documents for us even living a good two hours away. Matthew was always really good as emailing us back and returning our calls in a timely manner. My husband and I would definitely recommend Matthew to anyone who wants a professional and honest lawyer to help them with their case.
Matt Abernethy is a great lawyer and I highly recommend using his services. He is very intelligent and has an in depth knowledge of the law. I have used him as my corporate attorney to help with Taxes, Contracts, negotiating and drafting Licensing Agreements, Developing and Growing my business, and Asset Protection planning. Matt has a great understanding of business, economics, and finance in addition to his expertise in law. He has provided me with really sound advice and direction for my business and we have worked together to formulate a 5 year business plan ranging from distributorship, marketing and manufacturing. He has guided me in the business, finance and legal structures needed to develop and grow my brand. I can't say enough about how helpful he has been. Highly recommended attorney.
Matthew was effective professionally as well as personal. Not overstepping boundaries, but giving you a full understanding from not just our side but without bias. Great job!
My wife and I are new to Atlanta and we unfortunately found ourselves in a situation requiring an attorney. We had a dispute with a contractor over money due for work not completed based on a contract we had agreed upon in writing. Not knowing what attorney to choose. I took a recommendation from a coworker to call Mr. Abernethy and experienced an immediate response effectively explaining my legal rights with a clear strategy of how to legally respond with this contractor. I can’t say enough about how this one phone call started the process that lifted all fears that my wife and I were challenged with.
I received a call back within minutes. The advisor listened to my concerns and had great suggestions to my very complex problems. I would definitely use the service again. Highly recommended! I know how to proceed now with my legal issue.
Matt gave me exceptional service when I needed him most. Very knowledgable & even more professional!
I worked and have experienced with many attorney in the past and after working with Mathew I am extremely happy with his representation because of his honesty. He is upfront with the cost and always give me good recommendations. He is very good with communications and always reply back to any of my questions. I would highly recommend Mathew as he is honest, fair and reasonable. I hired him for all my business needs and have recommended to my clients and will continue to use his services.
Matthew Abernathy represented me in a joint custody battle with my son's father. Even though this was a nerve wrecking time for me, Matthew made me feel relaxed and empowered. He was very knowledge about laws concerning minors as well as the judicial process as a whole. This was comforting to me, as I had never been a participant in a hearing. I contacted him only weeks before my hearing and he went full force into preparation....and it showed. The case resulted in both parties satisfied and on common ground. I would call Mr. Abernathy again, if for some reason, I find myself in need of representation. I value his judgement and guidance.
Matt helped us navigate through some very complex tax and business transactions which had great amount of financial and legal detail and multi-year issues making it very challenging. Matt is a very structured and thorough lawyer able to look all legal aspects but with a business and common sense approach. Importantly, he is there for us constantly, really caring for our issue and has a very good approach and attitude. The accessibility and rapid response makes having him as a lawyer very supporting. We are absolutely very happy with his service!
Mr. Abernethy Was very courteous and thoughtful of my needs. Both my wife and I needed wills and I needed to have the house put into both our names. He took the time to explain things and make us feel comfotable. I would highly recommend him.
My husband and I hired Matthew a few months ago regarding our child custody case. We loved the fact that Matthew was honest and upfront with us about everything from the start. He let us know what all our options were and the possible outcomes of every direction our case could have gone. Matthew was also willing to travel and prepare all our documents for us even living a good two hours away. Matthew was always really good as emailing us back and returning our calls in a timely manner. My husband and I would definitely recommend Matthew to anyone who wants a professional and honest lawyer to help them with their case.
Matt Abernethy is a great lawyer and I highly recommend using his services. He is very intelligent and has an in depth knowledge of the law. I have used him as my corporate attorney to help with Taxes, Contracts, negotiating and drafting Licensing Agreements, Developing and Growing my business, and Asset Protection planning. Matt has a great understanding of business, economics, and finance in addition to his expertise in law. He has provided me with really sound advice and direction for my business and we have worked together to formulate a 5 year business plan ranging from distributorship, marketing and manufacturing. He has guided me in the business, finance and legal structures needed to develop and grow my brand. I can't say enough about how helpful he has been. Highly recommended attorney.
Matthew was effective professionally as well as personal. Not overstepping boundaries, but giving you a full understanding from not just our side but without bias. Great job!
My wife and I are new to Atlanta and we unfortunately found ourselves in a situation requiring an attorney. We had a dispute with a contractor over money due for work not completed based on a contract we had agreed upon in writing. Not knowing what attorney to choose. I took a recommendation from a coworker to call Mr. Abernethy and experienced an immediate response effectively explaining my legal rights with a clear strategy of how to legally respond with this contractor. I can’t say enough about how this one phone call started the process that lifted all fears that my wife and I were challenged with.
I received a call back within minutes. The advisor listened to my concerns and had great suggestions to my very complex problems. I would definitely use the service again. Highly recommended! I know how to proceed now with my legal issue.
Matt gave me exceptional service when I needed him most. Very knowledgable & even more professional!
I worked and have experienced with many attorney in the past and after working with Mathew I am extremely happy with his representation because of his honesty. He is upfront with the cost and always give me good recommendations. He is very good with communications and always reply back to any of my questions. I would highly recommend Mathew as he is honest, fair and reasonable. I hired him for all my business needs and have recommended to my clients and will continue to use his services.
Matthew Abernathy represented me in a joint custody battle with my son's father. Even though this was a nerve wrecking time for me, Matthew made me feel relaxed and empowered. He was very knowledge about laws concerning minors as well as the judicial process as a whole. This was comforting to me, as I had never been a participant in a hearing. I contacted him only weeks before my hearing and he went full force into preparation....and it showed. The case resulted in both parties satisfied and on common ground. I would call Mr. Abernathy again, if for some reason, I find myself in need of representation. I value his judgement and guidance.
Matt helped us navigate through some very complex tax and business transactions which had great amount of financial and legal detail and multi-year issues making it very challenging. Matt is a very structured and thorough lawyer able to look all legal aspects but with a business and common sense approach. Importantly, he is there for us constantly, really caring for our issue and has a very good approach and attitude. The accessibility and rapid response makes having him as a lawyer very supporting. We are absolutely very happy with his service!
Mr. Abernethy Was very courteous and thoughtful of my needs. Both my wife and I needed wills and I needed to have the house put into both our names. He took the time to explain things and make us feel comfotable. I would highly recommend him.
My husband and I hired Matthew a few months ago regarding our child custody case. We loved the fact that Matthew was honest and upfront with us about everything from the start. He let us know what all our options were and the possible outcomes of every direction our case could have gone. Matthew was also willing to travel and prepare all our documents for us even living a good two hours away. Matthew was always really good as emailing us back and returning our calls in a timely manner. My husband and I would definitely recommend Matthew to anyone who wants a professional and honest lawyer to help them with their case.
Matt Abernethy is a great lawyer and I highly recommend using his services. He is very intelligent and has an in depth knowledge of the law. I have used him as my corporate attorney to help with Taxes, Contracts, negotiating and drafting Licensing Agreements, Developing and Growing my business, and Asset Protection planning. Matt has a great understanding of business, economics, and finance in addition to his expertise in law. He has provided me with really sound advice and direction for my business and we have worked together to formulate a 5 year business plan ranging from distributorship, marketing and manufacturing. He has guided me in the business, finance and legal structures needed to develop and grow my brand. I can't say enough about how helpful he has been. Highly recommended attorney.
Matthew was effective professionally as well as personal. Not overstepping boundaries, but giving you a full understanding from not just our side but without bias. Great job!
My wife and I are new to Atlanta and we unfortunately found ourselves in a situation requiring an attorney. We had a dispute with a contractor over money due for work not completed based on a contract we had agreed upon in writing. Not knowing what attorney to choose. I took a recommendation from a coworker to call Mr. Abernethy and experienced an immediate response effectively explaining my legal rights with a clear strategy of how to legally respond with this contractor. I can’t say enough about how this one phone call started the process that lifted all fears that my wife and I were challenged with.
I received a call back within minutes. The advisor listened to my concerns and had great suggestions to my very complex problems. I would definitely use the service again. Highly recommended! I know how to proceed now with my legal issue.
Matt gave me exceptional service when I needed him most. Very knowledgable & even more professional!
I worked and have experienced with many attorney in the past and after working with Mathew I am extremely happy with his representation because of his honesty. He is upfront with the cost and always give me good recommendations. He is very good with communications and always reply back to any of my questions. I would highly recommend Mathew as he is honest, fair and reasonable. I hired him for all my business needs and have recommended to my clients and will continue to use his services.
Matthew Abernathy represented me in a joint custody battle with my son's father. Even though this was a nerve wrecking time for me, Matthew made me feel relaxed and empowered. He was very knowledge about laws concerning minors as well as the judicial process as a whole. This was comforting to me, as I had never been a participant in a hearing. I contacted him only weeks before my hearing and he went full force into preparation....and it showed. The case resulted in both parties satisfied and on common ground. I would call Mr. Abernathy again, if for some reason, I find myself in need of representation. I value his judgement and guidance.