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Mattingly Cavagnaro LLP
LFL Verified 2026Family LawBuffalo, NY● Accepting new clients
Not statedFee model
PaidInitial consultation
1Practice areas
About Mattingly Cavagnaro
Mattingly Cavagnaro LLP works from Pearl Street downtown, names three attorneys, and is the only firm in this ranking whose front door reads for matrimonial law in the profession's own word rather than for divorce. Its site publishes four trust pages, which is as many as any firm here.
5 reviews at 2.6, the lowest rating in this ranking and below the ten reviews the minimum footprint gate asks for, so the firm is listed rather than certified. Its site scores 85 out of 100 with a largest contentful paint of 2.2 seconds and fails Core Web Vitals on 506 milliseconds of blocking time. It explains three stages and publishes no fee.
What this firm has earned Every one from a measured value, with the evidence behind it
LFL Verified 2026
Every eligibility gate this firm's state allows us to check has been checked and held: licensure, discipline, entity, website and footprint. Certification additionally requires a score of 70.
No public discipline
None of the 3 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
21 years average at the bar
Mean 20.7 years since admission across 3 of 3 named attorneys (longest 34, shortest 8) · NYS Attorney Registration database
LFL Certification Score Scored under Methodology v2.0 · rows tagged Registry, Observed or Ahrefs are measured; rows tagged Illustrative are sample values pending full verification
47out of 100
LFL Certification Score · Methodology v2.0Scored across 87 of the 87 points this firm's state lets anyone measure, out of 100 in the methodology: 13 of them need a register that New York does not publish for us to read. Anything unscored counts neither for nor against the firm.
Verified
All 5 eligibility gates passed. Strongest pillar: A; most headroom in pillar E (0/15).
LFL Verified 202618 points to Certified
65 needed · A+B+C floor not yet met (55% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: B1 Fee terms published: +6 available · E1 Free consult & fee transparency: +6 available · C1 Authentic volume: +5 available
G1 Licensure3 of 3 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status
G2 DisciplineNone of the 3 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
G3 Entity & officeMATTINGLY CAVAGNARO LLP is an active domestic registered limited liability partnership registered since 2014-08-04, with 1 Google-verified location
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 3 named attorneys published.
G6 Footprint5 public client reviews and 12 years since the entity was formed in 2014
AProfessional Standing21/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 20.7 years since admission across 3 of 3 named attorneys (longest 34, shortest 8) · NYS Attorney Registration database9 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityRegistry3 of 3 named attorneys matched to the New York register; bar numbers published on the bios9 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedmember of New York State Bar Association, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers · no professional liability cover disclosed, which is not scored here: plaintiff firms in this market do not publish it, and an absence shared by every firm separates none of them3 / 3
BPublished Outcomes4/15
B1 Fee terms publishedFirm-submittedNothing about the rate, the retainer or any other price on the 4 pages we read. The court rules guarantee a client all of it in a signed agreement before the work starts; publishing it beforehand is the firm's choice0 / 6
B2 The case explainedFirm-submittedExplains 3 stages of a matrimonial case: child support, equitable distribution, maintenance · names litigation, mediation4 / 5
B3 Billing and the retainer disclosedFirm-submittedSays nothing about how it bills against the retainer or what happens to the unused part, on any of the 4 pages we read0 / 4
CClient Experience6/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved5 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count0 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 2.6 over 5 reviews → Bayesian 4.72 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only4 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle1 of 5 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-09-09) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review2.5 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle3 of 5 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them0 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority9/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV fail · no fee statement · privacy policy · disclaimer · fresh content · scored out of 5 of the 7: nothing has measured accessibility or bar numbers on bios here yet, so it is not counted against this firm2 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-09-18DR 4.3 → 91th pct of 23-firm cohort (median 2.2) 3/3 · 463 referring domains, 65th pct 1/2 · 28 organic keywords / 100 visits·mo, 83th pct 2/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)6 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle1 operational Google Business Profile listing · 0 photos · 5 categories, hours published, which almost every listing here has and so separates nobody · the services list, Q&A and recent posts are owner-side fields the Places API does not expose, and NAP consistency across citations and local-pack rank have no source here, so the rest of this sub-factor leaves the scale rather than being scored as unearned0 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-09-18JSON-LD detected 1/1 · not assessed on any firm yet, so content depth and earned media and AI citations leave the scale (4 pts)1 / 1
EAccess & Responsiveness0/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedfee model not published · the rate, retainer or flat fee itself is not published0 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish0 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObservedno availability published0 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: Buffalo × Family Law (24 firms measured)How the score works →
Digital presence snapshot
Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.
Domain authority
4.3· 91th percentile
463 ref. domains · cohort median 2.2 · Ahrefs rank 31.8M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-09-18Trust pages
4 / 4
attorney bios · blog · disclaimer · privacy policy
ObservedCore Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 85
Observed · PSI, 2026-09-18Practice areas 1 areas · primary focus highlighted
Attorneys 3 attorneys · every licence checked against the New York attorney register
CM
Christopher S. MattinglyAdmitted in NY
MC
Melissa A. CavagnaroAdmitted in NY
NG
Nicole L. GrassoAdmitted in NY
Client reviews
2.6
★★★★★
Based on 5 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm
Offices 1 location · main office: Buffalo
Buffalo500 Pearl St Ste 810, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mattingly Cavagnaro charge?
Mattingly Cavagnaro publishes no fee terms on the pages we read, so none is recorded on this profile. An absence here is not a claim that the firm has no fee arrangement, only that it does not state one publicly. The rate itself is not published, so ask for it in writing, along with how case expenses are handled and whether they come out of the recovery before or after the fee.
Does Mattingly Cavagnaro offer a free consultation?
Mattingly Cavagnaro does not publish a free consultation on the pages we read. That is not the same as charging for one, and it is worth asking.
Where does Mattingly Cavagnaro have offices?
Mattingly Cavagnaro publishes one office, in Buffalo. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at Mattingly Cavagnaro?
Mattingly Cavagnaro names three attorneys on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. 3 of 3 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about Mattingly Cavagnaro?
Mattingly Cavagnaro scores 46 and sits at Verified. Passed: licensure, discipline, entity registration, website and footprint. Every row of the scorecard above names where the value came from and when it was read. Nothing on this profile was supplied by the firm for payment, and no placement here can be bought.