Mark Mcentire Childress

Mark Mcentire Childress

3.6
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 19 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Fort Worth, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, DUI & DWI, Family

4215 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 19 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2007

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

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Law Office of Mark M. Childress

4215 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, 76107

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Mark Mcentire Childress's Reviews

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3.6 /5.0

40 Client Reviews

Showing 11 - 15 of 15 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by Robert | March 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney

BEST EXPERIENCE WITH AT LAWYER

My wife and I hired Mark Childress based on word of mouth. And, I am extremely pleased we did. The outcome could not have been better. Mark was upfront when it came to questions. He never beat around the bush. Nor did he over promise and under deliver. (Which is very common among lawyers.) Let me jus...t say the cards were stacked against us. But Mark came thru with the best possible results. From my family to your's Thank you Mark. Awesome job. Will send countless referrals.

Posted by Veronica | June 02, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Excellent

So happy that I used Mark for my divorce. He was very good at explaining every detail to me which helped me feel less worried. It went according to plan and I was divorced in a short period of time. Can't say enough how happy I am that he made it so easy for me and my family to get through this tough... time in a civilized manner. I would recommend him to anyone who needed a family law attorney!

Posted by anonymous | January 26, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family

Great Attorney

I would highly recommend Mark as your family law attorney. I hired him for my child custody case. He is very knowledgeable and very well liked in the courts. Marks demeanor, compassion and confidence as a lawyer eased my mind and anxiety about my case. I was stressed and worried about my court d...ates, but Mark took the time to explain in detail the process that would take place. Mark always responded back to my questions in a timely matter. He is an A+ in my book.

Posted by anonymous | June 05, 2014 | Adoption

Happy Boy, Happy Life

My husband and I hired Mark as our lawyer for my husband to adopt my son. I received a call from Mark within hours and he quickly moved forward with our case. I not only got updates from his office but Mark himself. Mark made sure every detail was met and completed by the book and we didn't miss any ...steps for the opposing party to come back in my son's life. It was long journey but our outcome was worth making sure every 'T' was crossed and every 'I' was dotted. We have a very happy boy and our family is now legally complete. Mark helped us with every question we had, we are pleased with him and his effort.

Posted by anonymous | May 07, 2014 | Child Custody

Attorney with a big ego......

I am in tears writing about this attorney and never have done a review before but... I just cannot let any other person/family go threw what mine has gone threw. I will first start off with he has stripped us of our life savings, we are a younger couple and are starting out new in life together so le...t's just say $10,000 plus dollars is a lot for us when we could have used this money else where. He has left us financially upside down, without and custody/visitation rights to children, emotionally devastated and frankly scared of attorneys and judges!!! This was supposed to be a pretty common easy case as Mark claimed, he met us on a Saturday and things seemed fine gave him all the money he asked for upfront. Went to the first hearing didn't go as Mark stated then of course he wanted more money to proceed which was paid. Went to a mediation which was awful oh let me add on our day of court he doesn't have you get to his office a little to early to prep and prepare you of what to come no Mark does that when you walk to the court house out of breath and loud passing busses and cars drive by. So back to the mediation nothing is worked out by either side so Mark states ok we are at a zero balance now what we can do is move forward with a trial and I want to get this one particular judge but.... Doing that I need another $5000 so we go home think about it called his office few days later with some questions I will not say names but she states oh I am not sure I will get back with you well she never does so about a week goes by after few calls to his office she finally calls back and first thing she says is by the way Mark says you have an outstanding balance and in order to move forward you need to pay that plus the $5000 so we go back and fourth over payment Mark stated last week I had a zero balance... Well you can never get a straight answer it's always I'll have to get back with you with this one particular woman. Make a long story short here Mark then stated he was dropping me as a client for non payment so not knowing what to do court coming up I need an attorney I paid him biggest mistake ever! He never did what he said he was going to do in court!!! He blames me as to why the court was not favoring him. Well the real facts are he doesn't really care his heart isn't into his career he is all About being and playing the part of a rich pretty boy attorney which he does do that well. His office is a mess they never know what the heck is going on you constantly have to remind them I felt like I was the attorney I gathered information and paperwork at the end I kick myself wondering why I even got an attorney. I am in such a mess and have zero I mean zero Time with my beautiful children which is killing me. I had to hire another attorney and she cannot believe the mess Mark allowed my to be in!!! She also states why didn't we show up to court on such and such date well..... Answer is Mark never did, he said he was billed us for it but never did! Needless to say I am the type of person if I have bad service or bad taste in my mouth I just look away and never go back but with Mark and his office I have to warn others... We are taking about lives and families here. Please please please look elsewhere do your homework I did not and I am severely paying the price and now I can't afford to dig myself out of Marks mess with a real attorney!! Good luck we didn't have any!!

Mark Childress

Replied last May 07, 2014

The first hearing did not go as expected because the client advised the Judge that he was not using drugs, but after he was ordered to take a drug test, he tested positive for heroin. The client was not honest with the Judge about using drugs. Therefor I was not able to give him the outcome he was expecting. After finding out he was still using, I then needed more money to move forward with the case because it was not a common "easy" case anymore. The clients mother then advised me that she had paid for the case and would pay no more because the client had used her credit card for things that she did not agree with, so she refused to give him more money. When the client refused to pay additional funds for trial, I had no other choice but to withdraw from the case. I did not attend the trial because I was out of the case at that point. However, if this person was still on drugs at the time of trial I am sure he was not satisfied with the outcome of his case.

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Mark Mcentire Childress's Lawyer Endorsements

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Family lawyer | Mar 18

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Family lawyer | Mar 18

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Family lawyer | Oct 08

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2022

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2022

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2021

Top Attorney, 360 West Magazine

2020

Top Attorney, 360 West Magazine

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2017

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2015

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

2013

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

2012

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

2011

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

2011

Top Young Lawyer in Texas "Rising Star", Texas Monthly Magazine

2010

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

2007

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Mark M. Childress

2007 - 2014

Senior Partner, Sisemore Childress & Associates, PLLC

Associations

2014 - Present

Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

2007 - Present

American Bar Association

2007 - Present

State Bar of Texas

2007 - Present

Fort Worth-Tarrant County Bar Association

2007 - Present

Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association

2007 - Present

Texas Young Lawyers Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Grandparent's Rights

Won sole managing conservatorship of three grandchildren.

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Education

2006

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2004

Texas Tech University

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration

Speaking Engagements

2021

State Bar of Texas

Anatomy of a Child Custody Case

Languages

English

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