Mark L. Scroggins

Unrealistic expectations??? All I wanted was not to be ripped-off by you or my ex. 16K later, you failed me in both regards! Thanks for letting her get the property worth $50k more because you were too lazy to proof read (appriasial - Steve Nicols) the final document her attorney wrote! See you i...n court....:) Excellent results??? Lets see, I pay $250/mo, school supplies/uniforms, 1/2 activities, and $20/wk babysitting???? EXCELLENT! NOT!! First, my intentions are to have a fair and equitable divorce and nothing more. Second, his representation lacked appropriate counsel, both in an advisory and strategic role, in my divorce case and in the mediation process. Third, I repeatedly informed him of my desire not to mediate the divorce but he advised early on that we should go to mediation. The opposing attorney also wanted to avoid the cost of mediation as well. Fourth, his representation was non-responsive in many instances and hid not timely provided key documents, such as temporary orders coming from petitioner’s attorney as well as their inventory until three business days prior to the mediation date. Additionally, he repeatedly asked for my inventory when I had already sent in one month prior. He did not give my case the appropriate attention and work yet continued to bill against my retainer. Fifth, he was unresponsive to my emails, phone calls and rescheduled meetings. I see this as a gross lack of representation. He finally scheduled a meeting three days prior to mediation to prepare yet there was no framework or strategy performed so that we would not have to spend 11 hours in mediation. Sixth, during mediation he was not assertive in my position in the following: --The dispute against faith-based private school and resulting addition of $250 per month on top of child support. During our meeting at his office three days prior to mediation, he indicated I should not have to bear private school expense, especially being a faith outside of my beliefs. --The dispute against floating/modified schedule. I had to delineate and argue the logic repeatedly yet in front of the mediator, he had contributed little to the argument. I certainly should have left his offices and fired him as counsel on the Wednesday prior to mediation when he and his office staff showed unprofessionalism in their demeanor and lack of commitment to my case. I made a gross judgment in maintaining any confidence in his representation. I will be filling a complaint with the state bar of texas.

If there's any chance your divorce could become contentious, you need strong, experienced counsel. In retaining Mark Scroggins, I had all that and more. He was direct, honest, strategic, always prepared, responsive and ever adaptive to whatever came our way during my divorce. He was always upfront... with me and able to articulate the options and possible outcomes so I could make the best possible choices. As great a job as he did litigating my case and helping both me and my daughter, the thing I most valued was his candid, straightforward approach when giving me advice, something you absolutely need during an emotional time. His strong, steady way was a great source of confidence and support throughout the matter. When all was said and done, he helped me achieve the objectives I laid out to him at the beginning of our relationship.

A very stressful situation for more reasons than I care to divulge was made much simpler by a knowledgeable and efficient law firm. I was given all the tools necessary from the start and all the info was top notch and accurate. Mark never failed to return a call or reply to any email in an extremely... timely manner. His knowledge of family law seems to require no thought, but rather naturally flows from obvious experience. Even with some not so ordinary circumstances Mark knew exactly how to proceed and did a fantastic job with my case. I'm impressed with Mark and the entire staff. His paralegals we very knowledgeable, and extremely efficient. I would highly recommend Mr Scroggins and the entire firm to anyone needing efficient, knowledgeable legal service.