Marc E. Gustafson

Marc recently helped me negotiate a settlement based on a potential wrongful termination lawsuit. This was a time sensitive case, and Marc did an excellent job with his response time not only to me but with the other parties as well to get this case resolved as quickly as possible. He was also sensi...tive to my frustration about the situation and helped me understand the bigger picture that I couldn't or didn't want to see . He's also genuinely a good person, knows the law, and will explain all your options to you. I recommend if you're meeting him for a consultation to write down all your questions in advance, and to bring a copy of anything that you emailed him so that you both can cross-reference it at the same time. I would absolutely recommend Marc.

Having started my own company, a former employer filed a lawsuit out of malice - citing my non-compete agreement, and attempted to shut down my new business. Marc Gustafson was the third attorney I consulted, and had a completely different approach than the others. Instead of preparing for court and ...quoting me his hourly rate, he was rather pragmatic, more focused on how we could avoid going to court all together. Who wants to get sued, especially during your first year of business - court can be a crap-shoot, it is risky and unpredictable! Marc dealt with things in a sensible and realistic way. He was practical, trying to work towards a settlement, offering ideas / suggestions in the midst of a very stressful situation, to resolve this bitter dispute. Over the course of a couple months, having an extremely irrational adversary with completely unreasonable expectations, Marc continued to set the pace. He was quickly accessible, even on his mobile, easy to communicate with - a straight shooter no doubt. Somehow we reached common ground and both sides achieved an agreeable settlement that avoided litigation successfully! Marc's strategy and manner of handling the Non-compete Agreement lawsuit - which could have had devastating consequences for my new business - achieved the hoped for, mitigated conclusion. I would hope not to need him in future, but found him very personable, and strongly recommend him!

I hired Marc to review my contract after receiving his name from my neighbor, also a lawyer. I paid the fee (which was much higher than average for this service per several lawyers that I know) as he requested. He was not prepared to answer the questions that I had. He clearly had not read one of ...my contracts asking "What is this?" I asked about my noncompete and he scrambled through the contract to look for it. I reached out to him to express my concern via letter and he did not respond. Follow up/an apology would have prevented me from posting this review. At the end of he visit, he stated, "Worse case scenario you can leave if you don't like your new job. We don't have slavery anymore." As an AA woman, this statement was frankly inappropriate and culturally insensitive. I am appalled at Marc's lack of professionalism and can only hope that this will not happen to anyone else.

Marc Gustafson was a terrific support for me though a severance negotiation. He fully explained the details of the agreement and ensured that I understood my options. Marc regularly communicated the status of the project (even when he was on vacation!) and maintained sufficient pressure to keep the n...egotiations moving at a steady pace. The results were very positive. I strongly recommend Marc for helping with employment issues.