Mark Daniel Sherman

I feel very fortunate that Mark Sherman was on my side when I was arrested for shoplifting at a store in Lower Fairfield County. Although the store had dropped all charges because of Mark's help, my arrest and police arrest record remained along with multiple Internet postings of my arrest by several... media outlets. Mark helped me apply for the Accelerated Rehabilitation Program, designed for first time offenders. Under that program, after satisfying all of the Court's conditions including community service, I was granted the privilege of having the Court dismiss and erase the charges and my record two years later. During these two years, the media outlets and Google had refused to take down the incident from their websites. With Mark's help and guidance in working towards Court Dismissal, this enabled me to eventually achieve that goal of deleting the incident from the web after the two years. I recommend Mark with highest regards for his utmost professionalism and deepest commitment in helping me during this extremely difficult time.

Mark is a professional and skillful attorney who was very responsive to my needs. He was ultimately able to get my Fairfield, Connecticut Disorderly Conduct arrest dropped in an expedited fashion. Initially, I did not have an attorney and was about to enter a Family Relations-mandated program and ...he connected me with a court-favored program and got the case dropped without me having to set foot in the courtroom. I highly recommend this firm.

There I was one evening, in a parking lot in Stamford Ct. calling the police as I was verbally threatened and physically intimidated . Imagine my surprise, when the incident ended with me in the back of a police SUV, cuffed and charged with Breach of Peace! I explained to the three officers wh...at occurred and they questioned the assailant. ( I have never been arrested as I am fast approaching 60 years of age) . I understand it's my word against his and there were no witnesses , however it was explained to me by the police that I could let it go and walk away or we would both be arrested!. Talk about a real time civics lesson, I mean really, who expects to get arrested for calling the police for a legitimate reason? I guess 99.9% of people would walk away, but I wanted satisfaction and honestly thought the police were bluffing. I went all in , and was arrested for breach and the other guy for breach of the peace and threatening, so I felt for the moment I got some measure of satisfaction that he got hit with 2 charges Like I said, I'm a solid citizen who was cuffed, finger printed and they took my mug shot all for a Class B misdemeanor. Now you have the story. I am from out of state and don't know any Connecticut lawyers so I went online. Attorney Sherman's website was my first hit and I liked the way he explained (I am quoting his website word for word) how "Breach of Peace" , " is frequently charged In Connecticut. It is a broadly applied, catch - all criminal charge:" Defining, what to me was a complex issue with a simple explanation, put my mind at ease and indicated to me Attorney Sherman probably deals with these in his sleep, at least I hoped so. I called him as early as 7 A.M. the next morning and I was delighted he called back rather quickly, which given my anxiety level was important to me. I saw him later in the day and hired him. We went thru the details of what happened and he said (subject to seeing the police report ) that ultimately" this charge would go away". He got the police report as soon as it was available (can take several days) . Now he had all the facts and he explained to me the various range of outcomes from "Nolle" to the dreaded 6 months in jail I was overly paranoid about despite the fact that he assured me my worst case scenario would be to take a diversionary program which keeps you out of jail. He also said we are not going to burn an "AR" on this! Clearly Attorney Sherman knew his stuff, he articulated the issues well. However, and this is why I mention my irrational paranoia, because I needed more than just an attorney. I needed some emotional support, some "hand holding". I have never been arrested, let alone for committing NO crime, so you can imagine my anxiety was thru the roof. I called Mark several times asking all kinds of questions. He always returned my calls, he spoke to my wife, he was always patient and supportive. My case was not dismissed after my first appearance . Sitting in the courthouse conference room after that first appearance I felt like Dr. Thorndike on the elevator in the movie High Anxiety. Next appearance was 3 weeks later and in that time I read more about breach of peace than I care to admit which only made more nervous. Fortunately as Mark indicated was likely, the case was Nolled. If something like this happens to you, don't call the police, go to the police station and make the complaint. Bottom line, I wholeheartedly recommend Attorney Sherman, he's a excellent lawyer and psychologist as well, LOL.

I was playing with my dogs in the front yard and a dog walker with her dog was on the apron of my property, as there are no sidewalks on my street. Her dog started barking at my dogs and she claimed that one of my dogs bit her dog. The woman and dog seemed fine and I offered to drive her home, but ...she said they were okay. That evening I received a call from the dog owner that her dog was in the hospital. The next morning, to my surprise, animal control knocked on my door to remove my dog from the premises and present me with a summons. I was able to demonstrate that the dog was not a threat to anyone and agreed to quarantine him for 14 days. I then called Mark Sherman Law office, who was recommended by a friend of mine who had a similar issue, for an understanding of my rights and what procedure to follow. After Meeting with Mr. Sherman, I was convinced he had my best interests at heart. He suggested that I pay for the dog's hospital bill and he explained what would be involved in getting a release and the case dismissed. Mr. Sherman was true to his word and all went smoothly. Mr. Sherman explained all of the ramifications of the case and the court procedure that would take place, and what my demeanor was to be. The court procedure was expedited thanks to Mr. Sherman's expertise. I was truly impressed with Mr. Sherman's professionalism and the expeditious manner in which he handled this unnerving experience.