Mark E. Godbey

Mark E. Godbey

4.6
Rating: 9.0

Licensed for 36 years

Family Lawyer at Cincinnati, OH
Practice Areas: Family, Marriage & Prenuptials, Child Custody ... +16 more

708 Walnut St., Suite 600, Cincinnati, OH

About Mark

Biography

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Ohio for 36 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1989

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Godbey Law

708 Walnut St., Suite 600, Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Godbey Law - Butler County

8050 Beckett Center Drive, Suite 322, West Chester, OH, 45069

Godbey Law - Clermont County

4030 Mt. Carmel Tabasco Road, Suite 109, Cincinnati, OH, 45255

Godbey Law - Northern Kentucky

73 Cavalier Blvd., Suite 100, Florence, KY, 41042

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Mark E. Godbey's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Gary | August 22, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Courteous and knowledgeable

Mark and his staff took excellent care of our needs preparing our estate documents. We were treated with courtesy, respect and our questions were always answered promptly.

Posted by anonymous | April 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Bankruptcy & Debt

Bravo Job!!!!

I'm so thankful I met and got to work with the whole Godbey family. I was treated like a lady, not looked down upon per my situation, and truly was helped with every aspect of the bankruptcy! Thanks to the team and especially William, he had a ton of questions thrown at him and was there with me th...e whole time!!!

Mark Godbey

Replied last April 28, 2016

Thank you for the nice comments. I will pass this along to William. Let us know if you ever need anything in the future. - Mark

Posted by James | March 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Probate

You Should Definitely Call Mr. Godbey!

Mr. Godbey has represented my family members for more than 15 year on a number of matters including probate, real estate negotiations, estate planning, tenant eviction representation, city building condemnation and sadly in once case criminal traffic (not me-lol). In all situations he resolved them w...ith stellar results and excellent client service. I recommend talking to him about any legal matter you have. You will not regret it!

Posted by James | March 10, 2016 | Litigation

We had to fire him. Broke his promise to fight for us in court.Wasted our discovery time.Tried to backstab us when we complained

He wasted our 4 months discovery period by doing almost nothing. He did an inaccurate analysis of the depositions that he took on our case. He failed to inform us of our rights to a jury option. He refused to investigate that the defense and their lawyers destroyed evidence in our favor when we asked... him to do so. We ended up firing him. His replacement lawyer pointed out numerous mistakes the he made in his initial complaint to the court and charged us thousands of dollars to completely rewrite it. Godbey did not know what he was doing. When we complained to the Cincinnati Bar on him 2 months after firing him he tried to retaliate by sending us a addition bill for $1500 and claiming that we were 2 months past due in spite of his office aide telling us 2 months prior that we were competely paid up. He told a replacement lawyer private facts about our case without informed consent by us and put a negative spin on it to try to sabotage our finding a replacement.Now he's moved to Lebanon!

Mark Godbey

Replied last March 10, 2016

This is completely untrue. This gentlemen, James Everett, went through 3 lawyers before me to try to get money from a relative's estate. To begin, he isn't even the client. He was acting on behalf of his mother and aunt. When he didn't like my advice, he fired me and hired another attorney. When he inevitably lost the probate case (Hamilton County, OH Case No 2005-002414), he then sued every attorney who worked on it. He represented himself because he could not find an lawyer to take the case. Mr. Everett's suit was thrown out on Summary Judgment (Hamilton County Case No. A0703437). Unfortunately, AVVO does not have any system of due process whereby such libel can be contested or removed. Despite my efforts, AVVO refuses to remove this false comment.

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Mark E. Godbey's Lawyer Endorsements

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Mark Napier

Business lawyer | Mar 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Mark Godbey for many years both as opposing counsel on cases and as a respected colleague in the Cincinnati legal community. I have seen Mark build a quite reputable and knowledgeable firm over the years that handles both business and non-business matters. I heartily endorse Mark Godbey and his firm."

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Blake Somers

Personal injury lawyer | Mar 10

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Mark is a great lawyer, great with his clients, and runs a full-service, client-oriented law firm. I fully endorse him."

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

2025

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Avvo Rating of Excellent, Avvo Rating of Excellent

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Lead Counsel Verfieid, Lead Counsel

N/A

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1993 - Present

Owner, Godbey & Associates

1900 - Present

Principal, Godbey Law

Associations

2001 - Present

Southwest Ohio Trial Lawyers Association

Member

2000 - Present

American Association for Justice

Member

2000 - Present

Warren County Bar Association

Member

2000 - Present

Clermont County Bar Association

Member

2000 - Present

Northern Kentucky Bar Association

Member

1995 - Present

Butler County Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Cincinnati Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Ohio State Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Ohio Association for Justice

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Auto Accident

Settlement

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Education

1988

University of Akron School of Law, Akron, OH

JD - Juris Doctor

1985

Walsh College

BA

1985

Walsh University

B.A.

1981

Elder High School

Diploma

Speaking Engagements

2013

Probate and Estate Planning

Probate & Estate Planning

Publications

2013

Estate Planning Estate Planning

Languages

English

Activity

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