Mark Jacob Werksman

Before I got in trouble (which lead me to Mark) I was a civil trial attorney, so I know what I'm talking about. Mark and his team, Kelly Quinn and Nina Daly, handled a very serious felony case for me. The result and the handling of the case was top notch. It was a very difficult case on many leve...ls, and the result I got was good relative to the facts and charges. I used to work for one of the top civil plaintiff's trial lawyers in California, a guy who was on a presidential short list for U.S. Supreme Court nominees, with dozens of multi-million dollar jury verdicts. I also used to work a prestigious defense firm with six attorneys that were ABOTA members, highly decorated and respected, all high level trial lawyers with decades of experience each, and so I know what IT is. Like him or not (and he can be a little smug at times), he has IT as a trial lawyer. In court and negotiations, he's honest and professional, smooth but not slick. Juries and judges and even D.A.s, listen to him, believe him and trust him. Here's the caveat, he's the head of a big firm (relatively speaking, in crimi defense anything over 3 is big), so he's not always handling the day to day of your case unless you are a celebrity or it's a huge death penalty case. He's only going to be there at trial, at big hearings, etc. so you need to get acquainted with the attorney that is handling your case on the day to day. They will keep you informed and they will get things done. AND as with any attorney, whether it's Melvin Beli, Clarence Darrow or some hack, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Don't forget to squeak.