Matis Wolfberg is one of those people you’ve probably met, but don’t want to admit how you know him. As an experienced criminal and traffic violation attorneys in the tri-state area, he’s the address for knocking down a fine or getting a criminal charge reduced to a moving violation — his chassidic garb notwithstanding. And he probably knows you, too. “I always say a person either was my client, is my client, or will be my client.”
The packed courtroom is abuzz even as cases are being presented. People in the crowd murmur constantly speaking anxiously to loved ones and clarifying details with the public defender. One couple sits with a toddler and a newborn in a double stroller desperately trying to keep both of them quiet so they won’t all get sent from the room.
At 10:12 a.m. the judge calls for the public defender to discuss the next case on the list. There is no response because the public defender has stepped out of the courtroom. After a slight pause Matis who is seated in the crowd clears his throat.
“Ah Mr. Wolfberg” says the judge signaling.
Matis is pleased he has caught the judge’s attention and he rises. At 6 feet in a lange reckel with his long beard peyos and thick velvet yarmulke evident Matis looks imposing and only slightly out of place.
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