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Posted by anonymous | April 06, 2015

Post divorce case where fraud was involved regarding financial affadavits, properties, as well as other issues.

I think Mr. Sessums is very knowledgeable but I was a little disappointed when It came down to him taking my case after he said he would then did not. I believe it was because it was personal to him as he knew who the case was against. I think his curiosity in regards to the case made him want to re...view the case and get the information on it and then decided not to take it. It was going to be taken on a contingent basis he wanted 50 percent and then some other amount. Nevertheless he decided not to take the case and then I had to go out and waste time which it was important in my case to get it filed. Also he did have an advantage knowing the judges in the county it was filed. I do think he is a good lawyer but I had to go back out into the dark once again to research who would do the best job for me. I would say also he is a bit expensive. I ended up spending thirty seven thousand plus and it took a pretty long time. Which was hurtful in my case having to take longer to file and the attorneys were out of town lawyers and did not really know what I knew in regards to how this person I was suing truly operated as Mr. Sessums did and probably could read between the lines more than the attorneys from out of town. I would have faired much better with Mr. Sessums but he stated he did not have the time to do it after he agreed to take it. He felt that I did not have enough proof but sadly enough I retrieved all the records he would need and would be an asset to the case in the following weeks and he knew how to dig deep as he was familiar with this person in many ways. I was disappointed but I will say he is a fine attorney along with being a very nice young man.

Mark Sessums

Replied last April 06, 2015

Unfortunately, this was a case where the potential client thought that a critical witness would testify in a certain fashion. After I had indicated I would take the case in reliance on this expected testimony, the witness changed their expected testimony. As a result, I could not take the case on a contingency fee and the potential client was unable to pay us by the hour to handle the case. I am pleased that she was ultimately apparently able to obtain a positive result. Please note that the fees she said she paid were not paid to us. I all cases, I wish the intended client the best if we are unable to help. I initially agreed to take the case as I believed in the case and believed the intended client had been wronged by a powerful person. The reason was not and never is that "I don't have the time." I was very clear the reason for the switch in fee payment and again wish her well. Thank you.

Posted by anonymous | April 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Money grubber

In my first meeting with Mark Sessums, he seemed hurried, and didn't provide the level of patience and detailed information I had expected. Nevertheless, I signed him up because I had been given positive references. Then I got a bill for work that his team were doing (including $50 for each of a c...ouple of one line iphone email to me) that I had not requested. I immediately asked them to stop, and then terminated their representation of me. Needless to say, I got an email saying that the retainer is non-refundable (legally correct, but morally typical of this company).

Mark Sessums

Replied last April 14, 2018

This is unfair of this client. We met 1x after his CPA highly recommended us (and the client confirmed the recommendation with other sources). The client and I had a pleasant initial hour meeting and we went over his balance sheet and fiances and concerns in detail. The client had not brought tax returns to the initial meeting and had no not brought other needed data. I asked for more data to ensure that I could prepare quickly the marital settlement agreement he requested at our initial conference. All of his questions were answered in unrushed fashion. The client was unsure of his wife’s intentions and was still in shock she was divorcing him and concerned with what her demands would be. The client specified what he intended to offer to resolve the case and I offered input. The agreed upon plan at our initial meeting was to quickly create an agreement with terms favorable to him to hopefully resolve the case efficiently and expeditiously. We did email him afterwards seeking the missing data and did bill for our time (our time is our stock in trade). After we prepared the draft agreement and invested substantial time, he apparently decided on a different course of action and didn’t want to pay for what he asked for us to do. Although we could have insisted on payment for the work we did, we wished him well and explained we had been only following his clear directions. When we wouldn’t give him back the retainer fee we had earned this negative review followed. This is unfair given that we did everything he asked and only charged for what we earned (and even forgave our time billed when we could have insisted on payment). As you can see from my multiple positive reviews, Our firm goes to great lengths to keep clients satisfied. It is impossible to do this with someone who apparently was eager to hire us and who gives us no opportunity to determine why he changed his mind so we can achieve his new goals that were never communicated to us.

Posted by anonymous | December 17, 2014

This is not a paid endorsement! It is the truth!

After reading these beyond-belief-reviews, I can only assume they were paid endorsements. This attorney has had my simple child custody modification for almost 2 years. We are no closer to resolution than when I walked into his office. He does not return phone calls. Pads his bills. Shows up late to ...hearings. Argues the wrong matters he schedules before the Judge. Judge and opposing counsel had to finally tell him he was arguing the wrong thing! (I was mortified!) Pretty much completely unprepared and arrogant. But has managed to bill me almost $10,000 for "work". Maybe if I was the Man fighting on custody issues he would have done his job. Reporting him to the bar will be in everyone's best interest. Terrible service by both him and his paralegal! Almost 4 months later I am still waiting on him to set a hearing on a vital Motion he filed with the court in April. But now I find out he is going to withdraw instead of finish the job. Good luck if you use him. You will need it AND A LOT OF MONEY!

Mark Sessums

Replied last December 17, 2014

This former client chose to post a misrepresentation of her case on many levels. I worked with her at a former firm. She knew my abilities when she hired my firm. She came to us and asked us to take her case as she had been held in contempt for failure to comply with a timesharing order. She knew our capabilities and that is why she retained my firm’s services for 2 years. She was scared and needed help. The falling out occurred when we asked her to make small payments that she could afford: $300 monthly. She declined to do so from April, 2014, to the present despite promising she would do so. We had not set the matter for trial as the existing timesharing order was favorable to her and it was not in her interest to have the matter tried as her timesharing goals were unrealistic and limiting timesharing was her ultimate goal. However, when she asked us to amend her petition without payment to more fully set out her claims we did so and agreed on a monthly payment schedule thereafter. She then reneged on paying. Our withdrawal followed. I quote her March 19 e-mail to my assistant “[I am not’ criticizing the work performed by you or Mark or the firm…I appreciate someone standing up for my 2 boys…” That was the last e-mail she ever sent our firm. We tried to help a former co-worker and are being unfairly criticized for our efforts.

Posted by J | July 22, 2012

Steer away from this guy unless he is court appointed

I found Mr. Sessums to be extremely rude, arrogant and short on patience. He yawned several times in our short 15 minute meeting and was disengaged. I was on the defensive the entire conversation and he made me feel very uncomfortable. For the $300.00 that I spent for those short 15 minutes you w...ould think that he would have been engaged and treated me like he wanted my business. If you need an attorney I would recommend that you look at other options and not subject yourself to his arrogant and short bedside manors’. I will never go to his office again or recommend his services to any of my friends.

Mark Sessums

Replied last July 26, 2012

I was sorry to see that J posted an anonymous electronic review after one brief meeting. The initial client consultation is simply to determine if we believe that the potential client has a claim and if we can help that potential client achieve their goals. Without divulging any client confidences, J indicated that he wanted to modify his permanent alimony obligation that he had agreed to several months ago. The reason he gave for the desired reduction was not a reason for which a reduction would be allowed. Instead of taking his money for a retainer and charging him needless fees, I directly told him the truth. I am sorry that I could not help him or that he was upset about my direct appraisal of the lack of merit to his case. I did not intend to be rude or arrogant—only direct.

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