Mark Christopher Upright

Mark Christopher Upright

3.1
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 20 years

Family Lawyer at Asheville, NC
Practice Areas: Family, Corporate & Incorporation

28 Schenck Parkway, Biltmore Park, Asheville, NC

About Mark

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 80%

20 years | 250 cases

80%
Corporate and Incorporation 20%

Non profit Formations and Business Solutions

33 years | 152 cases

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 150-150 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 20 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 2006

Active

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Office of Mark Upright

28 Schenck Parkway, Biltmore Park, Asheville, NC, 28803

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Mark Christopher Upright's Reviews

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3.1 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 10 reviews | Child Custody

Posted by anonymous | May 21, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Horrible lawyer

I hired Mark to represent me in child custody case. He took 3,000 dollars from me, and never showed up for any of the court dates. He was contacted multiple times by phone, text, and email, and never returned my calls. His website has been taken down, and no one can get in contact with him. Apparentl...y, he has been doing this too others reading past post.

Posted by anonymous | April 18, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Fraud

I am a single mom working full time, he took $ 3000 and never filed my papers for legal custody. He is not returning my calls or emails. disappeared since November 2023. Please if you know his whereabouts, please post something. It's shameful what he did!

Posted by Claire | December 23, 2022 | Child Custody

Great Attorney

Mr. Upright was an excellent advocate for my children from beginning to the end of case. Very patient and listens to you concerns and questions. I away knew what to expect going into hearings. Really helped me with North Carolina Law and understand my rights and the rights of your children. If you... need an Attorney to get things done, he is your man.

Posted by Christopher | November 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Excellent Attorney that cares

Great Experience. Attorney Upright took us through a Separation Agreement, Child Custody and Divorce. Avoided the negative aspects of a Divorce case. Worked to craft and agreement that we both felt good about. Would Highly recommend!

Posted by anonymous | August 31, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Mysoginist. Unresponsive, forgetful, poor advice, lazy and disorganized

Mark caused me to lose out on so much money in my divorce and even worse, lose my children! He was unresponsive, late to turn in court documents and condescending. It seems he helps men but has no time for women. He attended a holiday party with the opposing attorney AND my ex WHILE representing me a...nd discussed my case with him! He doesn't return calls or emails, makes loads of mistakes (still has my address listed incorrectly after 2 years of representing me!).He would disappear for months with no paralegals to maintain communication while he was gone. My current lawyer has done more in 2 months than he ever did in 2 years, and has to just undo all the damage Mark caused.

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Honors

2014

T. Kennon Robertson Award for Management Excellence, National Philanthropic Society

2012

Outstanding Leadership Award, Benchmarks NC

Work Experience

2006 - Present

Attorney, The Law Office of Mark Upright

2015 - 2018

Chief Operations Officer, Kanuga Conferences

2003 - 2006

Adjunct Professor, University Of North Carolina Asheville

2002 - 2015

President/Chief Operations Officer, Eliada Homes and Foundation

1999 - 2002

Vice Pressident of Administration, The Association of Independent Growth

1988 - 1999

Chief Financila Officer, Tabor Childen's Services

Associations

2006 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2006 - Present

North Carolina State Bar

Member

2006 - Present

28th Judicial District Bar

Member

Education

2002

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden

JD - Juris Doctor

1999

DeSales University

MBA - Master of Business Administration

1996

DeSales University

BS Accounting

1985

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

BS - Psychology

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