Thomas D. Marks

I had searched for an attorney that would help me gain custody of my great granddaughter and had been turned down because I could not afford to paid. I finally got introduce to Mr. Marks through Legal aid. Mr Marks took my case and not once did he make me feel bad or ashamed because of my inability t...o paid, in fact just the opposite. He took the time to talk to me and explain everything to me. He was extremely compassionate and did his best to obtain the outcome we needed. When the judge signed the order granting me custody, he was as exited and happy as we were. He is truly a gift from God to care as much as he does for his client's whether they can paid or not. I felt just as important as those who could pay. He really knows the law and does his research. He's the greatest. He won my great grandbaby for me.

Tom Marks handled my dicorce and I found his advice and demranor to be effective during what is a challenging time personally. Tom cares about his clients and their families which is critical in divorce proceedings where young children are involved. I would highly recommend him and his firm for legal... issues involving family court.

Tom was instrumental in informing me of my rights during a very difficult divorce. His knowledge, professionalism and total dedication to me and my children resulted in a fair and equitable completion of my divorce. Tom helped me fight for my rights as a parent, resulting in achieving joint custody... with my three minor children. Tom was a calming, reassuring and a consummate advocate for me. The result of the final dissolution of marriage, child custody and financial distribution was more than I could have expected. I would highly recommend Tom and his team.

I was vary reserved about choosing a Lawfirm. We met with Tom Marks initially for a consultation because we were dealing with a unique situation and case. (Ex wife and children out of state) Our pastor actually recommended them. Tom was honest with us which was a relief because my experience has be...en anything but honest with others. He gave us vary accurate cost consideration from best case scenario to worst case scenario which helped to be prepared for the worst and budget for the worst. (For example that if it wasn't contested would be far cheaper but if contested and need social evaluation could be as much as "incert cost") We ended up choosing Joy Reagan as our attorney who is within the umbrella of The Marks Lawfirm. Mostly because Tom recommended her and felt would be better fit for our situation. It's been 10 months since our case was finalized and I'm just getting around to writing a review. Reviews I don't give very often but when it comes to lawyers they are few and far between to find real honest ones. I've looked and hired a couple duds. They handled my case with grace. Dealt with serious issues in a timely manner. Gave good counsel. And made my life less stressful in dealing with a vary complex family situation. I can't say I would have been able to accomplish the results without them as advocates behind me. Obtaining primary custody for a father is no easy task. I'd recommend them to anyone serious about navigating the family court system and wants to take the high road of doing right by your family. I'd NOT recommend them if your looking for EVERYTHING you can get from the court system. They will tell you to consider the family above any selfish or vindictive motivation and I loved that about them. And if your motivation is that I would say they'd rather not have you as a client. I also loved that as well.

I am a father who is well versed in speaking publicly, however, I am finding it hard to locate the most proper words to fully describe my experience in my interactions with Tom Marks, as well as his paralegal Terri, while they were in charge of our case... We were going up against some pretty hefty ...opposition coming from my in-laws, which is definitely par for the course for my marriage of 11 years, and Tom, very quickly, a swayed my concerns about their power level in the process they were putting me and my wife through concerning our children. He gave us the confidence to absolutely stomp our foot down on our oppressors ideas of what they declared needed to happen, which they saw as their right, simply due to their claims that we were undeserving of our own children, who are 9 and 11... Tom showed me that they, in fact, had absolutely no legal right to have any say on our children's future, mainly because the rights and power they were claiming they had, had only been granted to them as a temporary construct by us, our children's parents. After learning that fact in our first meeting with Tom Marks, I was able to rebut, repeatedly, my in-laws notions that they were in charge of the decision making in the whole process, and we should be grateful that they were allowing us to regain our rightful position. After pretty deftly and forcefully confronting my mother in law of just where her power came from in the first place, i.e. me and her daughter, she promptly did a 180 degree turn, stopped arguing with us, and then proceeded to act like she was on our team the whole time. Man, did we ever feel ecstatic after that conversation! In fact we felt so good after that conversation, we decided to just ignore the disingenuous nature of my in-laws actions directly after our win. Since we were so obviously the victors, we decided to keep our actions on the high road. But let us tell you, we will absolutely be calling Tom Marks, as well as his paralegal Terri, to take charge of whatever situation we may find ourselves in where an attorney in necessary. They are kind, focused, highly intelligent of the law, compassionate as well as being quite prompt in their interactions with us, their clients, particularly because time=coin in the legal realm. I will end my adulation by pointing out this one all encompassing ideal... The whole Tom Marks team was refreshingly gut level honest from the beginning of our interactions, all the way through to the end. I found that they actually aspired to act with the same fervor as my family does throughout life, which is to have Integrity, humility and a sense of urgency in everything they do. Tom and his team exceeded all of our expectations in every respect.