Mark L Hessel

Mark Hessel failed to check for signatures on every page of my parent's will that he prepared for us, which is pretty much Law School 101. The real estate lawyer we subsequently retained had to get a special ruling for us so the will could be admitted to court after my parent died a few months later.... I was very disappointed that when I contacted Mark, not only did not refund our fee, he also placed the blame on us, the clients, for not proofreading! How inappropriate and unprofessional. I've since checked with lawyer friends and they all were surprised at (1) the original lapse (2) how he handled it. I would also add that Mark is a compulsive talker though to be strictly fair he doesn't charge for all his long-winded and pointless stories. But time is money for a lot of us, not him!

I BELIEVE MARK HESSEL, of 11501 Georgia Ave., Silver Springs, MD, TO BE AN UNTRUSTWORTHY LAWYER, BECAUSE: During the month of June 2013, my brother died. He is survived by me, a sister and two nieces- his only surviving heirs. While my brother was on his death bed, in John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimo...re, Mr. Hessel drafted a will for my brother. As one of my brother's surviving heirs, I requested of Mr. Hessel, a copy of my brother's will and Mr. Hessel refused that request. Repeatedly, I communicated with Mr. Hessel over a period of weeks, and to my several phone calls [301 949 8364] and emails [[email protected]], Mr. Hessel refused to even respond. As a result, my brother's heirs are unable to determine what happened to his estate- was there undue influence or inheritance fraud. It is believed he had substantial assets abroad and within the U.S. As a direct result of Mr. Hessel's failure of his duty as a lawyer, my brother's heirs are unable to determine what influence was placed upon my brother during his final weeks in preparation of the will drafted by Mr. Hessel. I recommend a boycott of Mr. Hessel.