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Posted by Sara | May 19, 2010 | DUI & DWI
The Best Lawyer in Houston!
"People helping people." This is the motto of DWI defense attorney Mark Bennett, and I can tell you from my experience he is true to his word. When I began my search for an attorney, I didn't even know where to begin. I stumbled across Mark's website, and after a few meetings with him I realized m...
Posted by anonymous | May 07, 2010 | Criminal Defense
MARK TREATED ME LIKE A NUMBER!!! HE FED ME TO THE D.A.
MARK COMES OFF AS A GREAT ATTORNEY.WHO FIGHTS FOR THE REGULAR GUYS RIGHTS. "FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE" MARK "ROBIN HOOD" BENNETT. "FIGHT THE FEDS" I MEAN LOOK AT ALL THESE GREAT REVIEWS THATS HOW I FOUND HIM 10 OUT OF 10. I PAYED THE GUY TONS OF MONEY. HE FED ME TO D.A. AND THE STATE OF TEXAS LIK...
I appreciate this comment for the lesson it illustrates. Sometimes—as here—clients who got what they wanted at the time get buyer's remorse later and regret the choices that they made. When they do, they often—as here—blame the lawyer. At the time he chose to plead guilty, this client was happy with the result in his case. I had been paid, as I always am, to investigate the law and the facts and try the case if necessary, but the client chose to reduce his risk of a felony conviction by pleading guilty and taking probation rather than going to trial. Considering the facts of the case (which I won't go into) that seemed a good choice at the time. A shorter misdemeanor probation might have been a viable option, but it would likely have involved a conviction, and would have remained on his public record forever. Taking felony deferred avoided a conviction and should have allowed him to seal his case from public view five years after successfully completing the probation and staying out of trouble. Had he stayed out of trouble, the judge would likely have terminated his felony deferred adjudication early as well; a two-year felony deferred adjudication could have been over in a year or eight months. It's not uncommon for an accused presented with the option of a shorter misdemeanor probation (with a conviction) and a longer felony deferred adjudication (with no conviction) to choose the longer probation. Had the client come back to me after pleading guilty and expressed his unhappiness with the choice he had made, I would have done everything possible to undo it. Had he come back to me and asked me to seek early termination, I would have done so. But he didn't. Instead, he waited more than a year after the case was resolved (not 1-6 months, as the client says above)—after he had chosen to commit another crime, risk revocation of his probation, spend 20 days in jail, and lose any chance of ever getting his record sealed—to complain. Had I expected this client to go around committing other crimes, I would have strongly advised him strongly to choose to try his case instead of taking probation.
Posted by James | May 07, 2010 | Administrative Law
Outstanding Attorney, Outstanding Results!
With so many names to choose from, my careful research led to my decision to hire Mark W. Bennett. It was the best decision I could have made. My case was a high-profile, difficult one, taking twists and turns unforeseen by me. The media became involved and in addition, my professional licensing and...
Posted by anonymous | May 04, 2010 | Criminal Defense
Mark Bennett is highly recommended by this lawyer
Unfortunately sometimes lawyers even need to hire other lawyers to defend themselves. Mark is definitely a "lawyer's lawyer", which is the highest compliment in my book to any lawyer, because if you can successfully represent, defend and maintain the respect of another "know-it-all-lawyer", you have ...
Posted by Forma | February 18, 2010 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Representation with Compassion; Integrity and exceptional Professionalism
Mark is an outstanding and exceptional Counsel that I was very fortunate to have represent me. From the very beginning Mark took time to explain the Law, the various scenarios/possibilities and even let me have time to reflect before deciding whether or not to hire him. Once I retained him Mark wa...