Find Matter By Name (lawmatics_find-matter-by-name)
Fuzzy-find a single matter (legal case) in Lawmatics by the client's name; use get-matter for full details. Returns `{ match: <entity> }` on a hit and `{ match: null }` when no record matches. `match: null` is a normal empty result, not an error — do not retry.
Tool Input
namestringrequired— Client name to search for. Fuzzy and case-insensitive. Pass either '{firstName} {lastName}' or simply '{firstName}'. The match treats everything after the first space as the last name, so when a first name itself contains spaces pass only its first word. Returns the closest match; include the last name for better results.(min length: 1)
Tool Output
matchobjectnullrequired— The single best matching matter, or null if nothing matched. Returns `{ match: <entity> }` on a hit and `{ match: null }` when no record matches. `match: null` is a normal empty result, not an error — do not retry.
idstringrequired— Lawmatics matter ID; pass to get-matter for full case details
firstNamestringnullrequired— Client's first/given name; null if unset
lastNamestringnullrequired— Client's last/family name; null if unset
emailstringnullrequired— Client's primary email address; null if unset
phonestringnullrequired— Client's primary phone number as stored; null if unset
createdAtstringnullrequired— When the matter was created, as an ISO 8601 timestamp; null if unknown
updatedAtstringnullrequired— When the matter was last updated, as an ISO 8601 timestamp; null if unknown