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Acquired: 1973
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176 Broadway Apt 10 E, New York, NY, 10038-2517
8 Client Reviews
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Posted by Evelyn | November 23, 2025
Misunderstood a simple post in English and no help at all.
Would give a -100 but this doesn't allow that. I wrote a post in simple English and he was loud and WRONG about my post. He put words in my mouth and in my opinion I would RUN if he was ever my lawyer or advocate with his blah blah blah about degrees but loud and wrong when understanding a post in p...
Posted by anonymous | March 23, 2025 | Personal Injury
Not helpful and condescending.
The funding and creation of covid is by no means "fringe theory" and is based on growing scientific evidence. I'm also truly sorry you lack any courage or conviction in pursuing the truth or helping the true victims caught up in the largest mass disabling in modern history. Terming their ordeals,...
I am genuinely sympathetic to your long Covid and disability. Frankly advising you that the legal system is not oriented to your complaints does not make me ignorant of medicine, science, or history. I am one of the few board-certified malpractice attorneys in NY, and a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine, past Co-Chair of the Med. Mal. section of the American Association of Justice, and former Court TV commentator on medical malpractice. I am satisfied that I have the background and credentials to opine knowledgeably about your post. To pursue your case in court, you will need qualified credentialed medical experts (board-certified in epidemiology, infectious disease, etc.) to put their hand on a Bible and swear to the truth of their testimony. I promise you the opposing side will have immense expert support. You cannot prove your case by bringing in a stack of internet articles, emails, or YouTube videos that support you. To date, there has not been a single case nationwide where that has happened in support of your theories. I do not believe that the conventional medical wisdom is that Covid was caused by vaccines, although there are millions of non-MD's who believe that, so that the required qualified expert testimony is not available. It is possible that you could be the trailblazer, but that is not likely. I have never made a penny telling a potential client "Go away, I cannot help you." I only make money by taking cases, not rejecting them. But I don't make money taking a case that I will lose. I would help you if I could, but I cannot get the expert support your claims need, and neither can my colleagues. Giving you my legal advice freely is a service, and that you disagree with it and reject it is not a fair basis of a bad review. If you can get good experienced counsel to take your case, I am genuinely happy for you, and I hope you can prove me wrong. But if you cannot, it would be appreciated if you reconsidered your bad review and took it down. Good luck!
Posted by Kat | February 21, 2022 | Medical Malpractice
Information useful; but very complicated case.
Mr. Bower did give me information that is helpful; although given how complicated the case is, his best advice was to get a lawyer who was well versed in medical diagnosis / treatment cases. He also answered the question in regards to statute of limitations. The major question with my son's case ...
Posted by Faye Weber | January 29, 2022
Beyond 5 Star Lawyer
Mark is an amazing lawyer, he consulted me and did everything in his power to help me. Highly recommended as one of the best and most precisely detailed lawyers on Avvo.
Thank you, Faye, for the kind words, and best of luck to you!
Posted by anonymous | September 28, 2021
Helpful and Detailed
In an unexpected situation we were unsure how to go about a solution and if we should start looking for an attorney. Mr. Bower gave a very detailed answer that saw us to a solution quickly and how to proceed from there if it hadn't (likely not an attorney). Great guidance in a situation that was frus...
Thank you for the kind words.
"I endorse this lawyer. Mark and I worked at the same high profile firm in the '90's. Even then, Mark enjoyed a reputation as one of the very best medical malpractice practitioners in the State of New York. Since then Mark has only succeeded in enhancing and burnishing his reputation, as well as taking it to other jurisdictions. Mark is respectfully known as "the Professor" by many of his colleagues owing to his encyclopedic knowledge of his areas of concentration. If you have a medical malpractice case, I can think of no better lawyer to consult than Mark Bower."
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Diplomate (Board-Certified), American Bd. of Prof. Liability Attorneys
2004
Fellow, Amer. College of Legal Medicine, Amer. College of Legal Medicine
2016 - Present
Amer. Assoc. for JusticeEmeritus member
1984 - Present
Ethics CommitteeEthicist
1980 - Present
NYS Trial Lawyers (NYSTLA)
2010 - 2012
Medical Negl. Inf. Exch. Grp. of AAJCo-chair
2004 - 2015
Academy of Trial Lawyers of NYBoard of Directors
1990 - 2013
New York State Bar AssociationRegular Member
1985 - 2016
American Association for JusticeRegular member
1972
JD - Juris Doctor
1969
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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