I hired Mark Stopa's office a little more than three years ago in relation to my foreclosure case. Understandably, due to their fixed fee structure, his office only communicates when necessary. I hired Mark Stopa as soon as the lender filed for foreclosure (about a year after I stopped making p...ayments). I lived, rent free, in my home for more than four years. My foreclosure was initially scheduled for trial in July 2014. It got postponed to October 2014 due to scheduling problems in the court (not related to Stopa nor the plaintiff's attorney). This concerned me because my contract with Stopa's office expired in the middle of September 2014. I did not want to pay for an extra year. Stopa's people continued working on my case, without renewing for an additional year, and without any additional expense to me, until my case was resolved on October 9, 2014. After the initial trial date in July (which was postponed), I contacted his office many times. Their responses were very slow... sometimes as much as three weeks. I thought that they were ignoring me because I was unwilling to pay for an additional year of their representation. However, they came through in the end. When I first learned of the July trial, I made plans to move out at the end of July. I had already rented a new place when I learned that the trial had been postponed until October. I was really concerned about having to renew my contract with Stopa because I did not want to have no representation at the trial. The plaintiff was asking for reimbursement of their legal expenses. Not only did Stopa's office negotiate an agreement which absolved me of the plaintiff's legal expenses... they got the plaintiff to PAY ME $1500.00!!! Overall, I am very happy with the service I received. I apologized to the staff at Stopa's office for being a pain in the butt. They did the right thing, and I am very happy with the result.

Mark Stopa is a great Lawyer who fights for his clients like a beast.He has gotten my case dismissed twice.Im not looking for a free ride but I needed the time to get my finances in order and get back on my feet.God bless Mr Stopa and his great staff.I would have been homeless without him and his har...d work.He also was very fair with his fees unlike most attorneys in this field that wanted to charge a huge upfront retainer and a large monthly fee.Just go to the Pinellas county or Hillsborough county clerk websites and search for Mark Stopa and see for your self who the best trial Attorney in the state is all of these cases are public record .He has gotten a lot of cases dismissed and won Final Summary judgement for a bunch of cases.

I will never recommend him to anybody again, he has failed me and 2 people I recommend. His staff tells you we are in the discovery period just to find out that now they are telling me is hard to win my case in my county. What a BS, I do not think he fights for his clients, it feels as if you are bot...hering this people when you call to inquire about your case as if is free. I know is not a lot we paid, but darn at least show you care and you will fight. I regret hiring his firm, I may loose my house. They are telling me to try and get a loan modification, REALLY!! I am so pissed is not even funny. People do not trust all the things he says on his blog and social media. people think he is God gift to homeowners, NOT. Good luck to all if you hired them.

Mark handled a mortgage foreclosure for me. I met with him just 3 days before summary judgement. He was successful in that hearing. I remained in my house for 3 years, eventually selling it in a short sale. Mark definitely knows the law in mortgage foreclosures, and is excellent in front of a jud...ge. If you are in a foreclosure definitely give Mark Stopa a call.

Mark Stopa, Defended my foreclosure case. He was able to get the case dismissed when two others attorneys who had worked on the case failed. He is not afraid of judges or other lawyers. I was able to save up money while this case was being tried. I eventually got a loan modification from my lend...er and I now am current with my payments. The Stopa Law Firm did not rip me off with huge legal fees. I was able to make three monthly payments to pay my retainer. I don't know what my family would have done without Mark Stopa. I would highly recommend the Stopa Law Firm to anybody facing a bank foreclosure.