Matthew S. Buttacavoli CFLS - Newport Beach, CA
Attorney at Minyard Morris
Family Law Lawyers in Newport Beach, CA
1811 Quail Street Newport Beach, CA 92660
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27
Years
Experience
Newport Beach Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Matthew S. Buttacavoli CFLS
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Verified ClientHired Attorney 2020-2022Before working with Matthew Buttacavoli, I'd attempted to settle my divorce with a collaborative attorney. After 5 months with no temporary support in place my collaborative attorney directed me to hire a litigator. From my initial phone call and meeting with Matthew, it was clear that he understood the dynamics of working with high-conflict individuals. Matthew secured temporary support within 6 weeks. He exceeded the bleak prognostications of my first attorney who stated that since my spouse was at retirement age, when he stopped working I would no longer be able to collect spousal support. However, since my spouse had a significant retirement account to draw from Matthew was able to secure spousal support for me for 11 additional years until I reached age 65. I'd left the workforce to be a stay-at-home mom for 20 years and Matthew made sure that I was set up for success going forward. I'm very content with my settlement and incredibly grateful for Matthew's wise expertise that was desperately needed during the emotional rollercoaster of divorce. Helpful tip: One way to minimize billable hours is to email as many issues as possible rather than initiate conversations over the phone.
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