Mark Joseph McGowan's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.9 /5.0

128 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 18 reviews | Trusts

Posted by Jamie | March 22, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Will and Trust

I went to Mark to have a Will and Trust completed. He guided me through the process with respect to my wishes.

Posted by anonymous | January 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Not a trust expert--careless work!

Mark advertises himself as a trust expert, so when he requested $2500 cash up front to prepare a trust for us, we agreed. His "expertise" consisted of cutting and pasting our information into outdated trust software that was the incorrect format for people of our limited income and assets. He used... a trust for multi-millionaires needing tax shelters. When we asked why, he said "in case you win the lottery". The trust was full of errors, including his previous client's name on the signature line instead of ours. We tried to help him out by proofreading the documents for him, but ultimately we couldnt use the trust. Mark is a nice older gentleman, but clearly has no knowledge of current trust law or modern computer software. We requested a refund and were refused.

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Posted by Ana | November 21, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Trust

Working with Mr McGowam was a great experience an easy understand of legal process of the trust. Process were easy and fast. Attorney build trust and confidence. Overall we were very happy with his experience and knowledge, so we hired him again.

Posted by Marge | March 21, 2023 | Hired Attorney

1995 Head family trust

Found Mark very friendly to work with and would certainly recommend him to friends. He is easy to talk to and explained any concerns I had about my "Trust".

Posted by Sheila | March 02, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Highly Recommend

Mark is one of the nicest guys that I had the pleasure of meeting. He was extremely knowledgeable about wills and trust. He was efficient with our time and organized with his practice. He is an honest lawyer who I cannot say enough good things about. I highly recommend Mark for any and all legal need...s.

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Trusts lawyer | Jul 16

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"Very knowledgeable and professional. Highly respected for his ethics and hard work."

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Experience

Rating: 8.3 (Excellent)

Honors

2004

Certified Specialist - California State Bar, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

2001

Attorney and Counsellor, Supreme Court of the United States of America

1981

Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford

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Work Experience

2000 - Present

Attorney and Counsellor, The Law Offices of Mark J. McGowan

1984 - 1986

Practitioner, Rifkind, Sterling & Levin

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Associations

American Bar Association

Desert Bar Association

Stanford Alumni Association

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Education

1984

Stanford Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

Stanford University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Languages

English

Spanish

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Mark Joseph McGowan

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 25 years

Licensed in Washington for 24 years

Licensed in Florida for 29 years

Location

The Law Offices of Mark J. McGowan