Jeffrey A. Marks

Accepted my case as plaintiff in PI case, defendant in civil matter and then as plaintiff in civil action all within same stretch of time. The latter two were at behest of his Legal Plan which recommended his "expertise." It became abundantly clear he had no trial expertise (unprepared to show video ...prepared for him at his request) nor did he have any real estate expertise. In the real estate matter, he simply jumped onto the opposing party's bandwagon of claims with adequately researching and violated Legal Plan rules in process. I was overcharged without retainer in excess of thousands and then he refused dispute resolution procedure in lieu of going to Bar for ethics. He seemed to know firsthand their system lacked the resources to investigate him, so he dragged it out and abandoned my PI case midway in retaliation for my requesting refund repeatedly. His staff were employed to prevent access and behave rudely to the end of holding him unaccountable. It's really a shame that firms are allowed to engage in shenanigans with Legal Plans to exaggerate one another's credentials and profit from what appears as absolutely unethical conduct. ( He swore he'd never take another real estate case as my title lawyer and other counsel demonstrated his erroneous assumptions, but you can see on Avvo that not anything he ever said was true because complaints about his real estate bungling persist and I'm sure each one along the way received that same flowery Welcome Letter package exclaiming how he'd work his honest best to "professionally" represent his clients--yadayadayada. What good is such a flowery Agreement when no one will assertively communicate its meaning with respect for the facts transpiring as they develop? All he did for me was offer bad service, refusal to look at his errors using factual outside legal analyses, refusal to "reapportion" his accounting errors to the end of refund, and act like he never knew what was wrong in spite of letters, emails, voice messages and meetings. I don't know the word appropriate to describe such a character, but you won't find it on Avvo.

I contacted Mr. Marks on a Thursday, after being alerted to a potential problem with a deed I was to sign the following Monday. Although this could easily have been resolved through a phone conversation and the faxed document, he insisted I come into his office the next day. Although it was inconve...nient, I agreed, due to the time-sensitive nature of the matter. While reviewing my call with Mr. Marks, I noted his flippant manner, lack of courtesy, and an apparent unfamiliarity with the area of concern. I then contacted another attorney, who immediately understood the issue and requested the documents I would later fax over to her. I then immediately called Mr. Marks' office to cancel our appointment, but there was no answer. I called again the following morning and was told he would not be in that day. He had scheduled me for an appointment he'd no intention of keeping. Although his conduct was inappropriate on both personal and professional levels, I later learned he'd done me a favor, albeit inadvertently. Two weeks later, his office left a voice mail, informing me he'd be available for an appointment.