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411 Apollo Beach Blvd., Apollo Beach, FL, 33572
28202 Cabot Road, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677
10 Client Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | November 02, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Mari was extremely positive and thorough
Mari was highly recommended to us by my moms divorce lawyer. She was kind and extremely thorough every step of the way. I mostly appreciate her explaining the process as this was a painful experience and Mari made it as positive as possible! Thank you Mari!
Posted by Morgan Mansfield | December 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Identity Theft
The Privacy Expert
Mari J. Frank is a superb lawyer/mediator who is extremely insightful, strategic and highly knowledgeable in her expertise – Identity Theft and Fraud. Mari is an amazing woman to work with she has great judgement and integrity in all matters regarding ID Theft and Fraud. Mari works kindly and fairly ...
Posted by Chris Anne | October 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Top Notch Divorce Mediator!
Last year and into the first half of this year, my ex husband and I had Mari mediate our divorce. I found Mari to be consistently professional, knowledgeable, and helpful from the initial 3-way call to the final financial paperwork. She was easy to reach when a question came up, quick to respond to e...
Posted by Elaine | November 19, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Educated, fair and honest
Mari was recommended to me, from a friend, and I am so very glad I met with her. Mari helped guide me through the divorce process with facts and patience. She met with both my ex and I, or did phone conferences, with respect to both of us and explained, with professionalism and kindness, what the ...
Posted by anonymous | April 07, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Can't imagine it being any worse
Doesn't seem neutral, takes case and makes them overly complicated, wastes time on non issues, seems like she only wants to use up all your money (she would never admit), she blames and contradicts client, I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy, wanted to fire her a bunch of times and got talked into ...
My heart goes out to you. You wrote this 2 years ago and I just saw this. I understand you are now working with your 5th attorney, and you are entrenched in very expensive, public, contentious litigation as of April 2015. . You called our office for help in between attorneys after you wrote this. As your former attorney/mediator it would be unethical for me to assist you without returning to mediation with both you and your wife as well. It is true that I am detailed and require that both parties act in good faith to disclose all finances as required by law. Unlike litigation where parties battle, look to blame and are out to "get" each other, (which you have been experiencing for over two years) mediation is meant to be a private, collaborative process which follows court guidelines, helps parties to fulfill their fiduciary duties, and requires honesty and fairness. It actually wastes time and money if parties hide assets (requiring subpoenas of bank accounts, etc) attack each other, come to meetings unprepared, refuse to sign stipulations already pre-approved by all, and in act in bad faith. When mediation clients act cooperatively, voluntarily provide important documents in a timely manner, act respectfully to one another (without the need for one party to file a TRO against the other), the fees are lower, privacy is maintained, the process is quicker and less stressful, and the parties and their children can move on positively in their lives. It is my heartfelt desire for all my clients to forgive the past, heal their conflicts, get a fair outcome, grow from the process, and move on happily. I am sorry for you that you originally filed in June of 2012 and it's almost three years and you are still in litigation. I am sure that you now recognize that mediation was much less expensive than the court battle. You are still fighting an expensive, stressful proceeding in court. Both you and your wife deserve to move on positively. People in divorce are angry with their situation and their spouse, and if they don't get all that they want they are angry with their mediator or attorneys. You are a very astute professional and deserve happiness in your professional and with your significant other and baby. My hope for you and your wife is that you will let go of the bitterness you have toward your wife and the lawyers, and consider being collaborative so you can finally come up with a mutually acceptable agreement. You both are wasting your hard earned money on a battle that hurts you both. You say in this headnote- that you can't imagine it being any worse? Well I looked at the public court record, and it has gotten much much worse, as now your case was also assigned to a new Judge in January and you have terminated five lawyers. As you know, I made myself available to you to answer your calls on weekends and when you wanted to buy your new residence, I convinced your spouse to allow you to do that without a court battle, so you could do so in a timely manner. Now that you are continuing in this public process, your personal and financial privacy is exposed . Mediation is the only forum that protects your privacy. Perhaps you and your spouse may wish to consider asking your lawyers to bring the case to another mediator to finally end the pain of this dissolution . I wish the best for you both- underneath the pain and hostility you are both very good people.
"I endorse this lawyer. Mari and I have been working together on identity theft and Fair Credit Reporting Act cases for probably a decade. She is extremely knowledgeable, experienced and caring for her client's interests. I strongly endorse her for these types of cases. Thank you for reading my endorsement. Bob Brennan"
Consumer protection lawyer
1989 - Present
Owner, Mari J Frank, Esq and Associates
2015 - Present
Alternative Dispute Resolution SectionExecutive Board
2012 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaExecutive Committee Member, Chair
1992 - Present
State Bar Certified MCLE TrainerTrainer
2010 - 2014
Mediation Conference Committee Executive Board,Chair of Speakers, Vice Chair of Committee
2008 - 2015
Divorce MagazineNational Advisory Board
2000
Certification in Mediation
1994
Certification
1989
Certification, Mediation
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MA - Masters
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
2015
Protecting Privacy in Your Business
2015
2015
Ethics, Civility and Power in Negotiations
2014
Ethics and Civility in Negotiations
2013
Substance Abuse Prevention for Lawyers
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