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Posted by f | February 12, 2010

Outstanding

Although the experience of having a DWI case was not pleasant in itself, however the experience of working with Mark to resolve it was. Me and Mark worked on this case for about 1 year to finally walk out with a great success. From day one, Mark inspired a great deal of confidence. This was emph...asized by the respectful relationship he had with fellow lawyers at the court house and all the court staff including the judges. Mark always kept me very well informed and made sure I clearly understood all the options that I had. I am not at all familiar with the American legal system. Mark made sure to always clearly explain the process. My case was quite a difficult case, it was therefore a difficult decision to make to go to trial. I dont think many lawyers would've tried. But Mark studied the case very carefully, and finally came extremely well prepared. The trial days were in a way very impressive. Most people come with a plan A, and a plan B in mind. Mark had a plan C and a plan D. He simply was not going to lose this case. Everyone was really impressed by Mark's professional performance in the Court Room. You could see it in the eyes of the jury panel. Mark had the necessary references and knew all of them by heart. I learned so many things that day. The whole experience was great. It was not an easy case at all, and the DAs were really not letting go, quite the opposite actually. But plan A worked, and we didn't even have to go to other plans I wish Mark a lot of success. He is a gentleman with a lot of ethics and certainly puts the right focus when it comes to his work. He is already one of the most successful DWI lawyers, and in my mind, there is not doubt why

Posted by Kyle | January 27, 2010

One the Best

I was arrested for a DWI backing out of a friends driveway and taken to Jail for DWI a little over a year ago. This was actually my second offense, due to a slip up 4 years prior when I turned 21. My tape looked good but my breath test was awful, (over a 2.0!). Let me just say that this was a really ...hard time in my life and still painful to look back on. My family and I hired mark to take on my case. Let me first say that if it wasn't for Mark I don't know what I would have done. He was professional, personable, and always good to me and my family. He is one of the hardest working most dedicated lawyers you will ever meet and takes his cases very seriously. He always told me the truth and never steered me wrong. We won my case in trial and I was able to move on with my life and get back normal. Let me also say that mark was amazing in court he was sincere and did an amazing job. I can't recommend and thank Mark enough. Thanks to him I was able to move on, start a new job, and get on with my life.

Posted by Ryan | January 21, 2010

Best DUI Attorney in Houston

I was arrested for a DUI after leaving a friend's wedding party and trying to make it home. I thought I was pretty much done with because of my poor test results (stumbling around the police station on tape) but knew I had to get a lawyer regardless. I found Mark, who was able to beat both my ALR hea...ring and regular case and get my life back to normal again quickly. I thought at first it was a miracle, when in fact Mark is just that good. If you have a DUI, Mark should be your first call.

Posted by na | January 07, 2015

I lost

I hired Mark in Jan 2014. This is the first DWI and i was doing as much research to get the best. After meeting him and reviews i decided to hire him. He basically told me fight it or take probation. I didn't want probation, i could of done that myself. He said i had one of the best cases to win a tr...ial, so 11,000 later i did. He was a great lawyer and we thought we had it, but i lost. Such a disappointment being that all i stressed and all the money spent, i am now ink debt and still on Probation

Mark Thiessen

Replied last January 07, 2015

To date, I have had no clients call or come by and get their free money. So this leads me to believe that this review was posted by a competing attorney trying to bring me down. I have the most reviews on AVVO and a 5 star rating. Some attorneys feel the need to engage in guerilla marketing by trying to negatively effect other attorneys. Obviously, if this is a real review, I am still concerned about any negative review and will remedy the matter so that everyone is happy. However, I think this is a fake review.

Posted by Abram | August 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney

2nd DWI

I hate to write this review being a loyal and faithful customer, I never missed a payment and I truly believe in my heart that this review is way overdue and needs to be told to the public so it doesn't happen to anyone else again. I hired Mark thiessen for a 2nd DWI and paid him $10,000 is what... he wanted. So I trusted him and his law firm to take care of my case. Long story short he took my $10,000 and told me it was in my best interest to plead guilty for community service. However he did give me an option to go to "trial" for an additional $7000 but said my odds were not good. $17,000 For a standard second DWI I believe is straight out ridiculous. I truly feel I got ripped off and ended up paying $10,000 just to plead guilty which I could have done for free from the very beginning. Smh 110% Do not recommend this Law Firm!!

Mark Thiessen

Replied last August 21, 2019

Mr. Abram Ayala, I contacted the State Bar and I am ethically allowed to disclose anything that is public knowledge. First, I have the contract with your signature and I dispute the fees that you say I charged you. As for my contract, you are right, I don't charge a trial fee unless the client chooses to proceed to trial. You did not choose to proceed to trial, so you were never charged any trial fee. Second, you came into my office charged with a DWI 2nd from 6/18/17. At the time you hired, we did not know what the video would look like, the offense report would read, or your blood test result. You hired knowing that I cannot guarantee an outcome but I would work every angle. You landed in Court 5 with Judge Margaret Harris. Third, you have prior convictions for Theft 04, Felony Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon 04, DWI 09, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3 <28 13, and had another DWI charge dismissed in 07. (Currently, you have a charge for Assault Family Violence 7/21/19). So, the DAs took all of that into consideration when evaluating your case. Fourth, prior to 2/2/18 when we knew Judge Harris would be gone from the bench for vacation, because she would have never accepted your plea deal, we discussed your options and you chose to plead to 30 days SWEWP program. Which is work duty for only 8 days: 4 consecutive weekends from 7am-3pm on Sat. and Sun. This is a deal typically reserved for 1st DWI convictions. Fifth, on 2/12/18 they tried to kick you out of SWEWP due to violations and I went to Court, and got the Judge to allow you to stay in. Sixth, I won your ALR hearing and your TXDL was never suspended due to the arrest on 7/31/17. So, I am sorry if I can't win every case. I spent 7.5 months on your case and properly warned you of the pros and cons of trial. You chose to accept a plea deal rather than go to trial. I got you a deal that wasn't even allowed by the Judge at that time, because of my knowledge and experience of the Judges and the Courts. I had to bypass the DAs offer because of your priors and proceed directly to the visiting Judge and argue for this sweetheart of a deal. I called you on the phone and asked you nicely to remove this post. I let you know that if you didn't, I was ethically allowed to disclose anything that is public record. I'm sorry you are unhappy. I feel confident that I got you a deal, based on your particular set of facts and priors, that almost no other attorney, if any, could have gotten you. I wish you luck with your pending Assault Family Violence. Have a blessed day. -Mark Ryan Thiessen

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