Mark Joseph McGowan

I highly reccomend Mark J Mcgowan Law offices, he was very responsible and understanding of my needs. I walked into his office one morning needing help creating a testament and a health directive as a had an upcoming surgery within a few days. Mark provided a very well elaborated draft for me to revi...se a few hours after my visit. He offered me a great price for the creation of both documents. He communicated with me effectively, provided deyailed directions of how to fill out the forms. Documents were completed in less than one week without need of going back to his office. He also offered different payment types making it very accessible for me to pay for his services.

I retained Mark McGowan for a prenuptial agreement and paid a $1,750 retainer. Over the course of the engagement, he failed to make any of the edits we discussed in our meetings, advised me to revise the agreement myself at home, and even suggested signing the prenup on the same day we finalized it, ...something that would have invalidated the entire agreement under California law had I not caught the error myself. Even more alarming: he printed my draft on the backs of highly confidential documents from other clients (which included trusts and wills, personal financial information, and clients' home addresses) which he suggested I bring home with me. This raises serious concerns about how he handles privileged information. When I raised these issues, he dismissed them and demanded over $4,000 in additional fees. Now, he refuses to certify the agreement at all, effectively invalidating the document and wasting months of effort and expense. I cannot recommend this attorney to anyone seeking competent, ethical, or reliable legal representation.

Even though this lawyer didn’t represent me, he still managed to ruin my prenup. My wife paid him $1,750 to review and certify her side, but he did almost nothing: no edits after the first meeting, told her to revise it herself, and even advised us to sign it the same day it was finalized (which woul...d’ve made it invalid under California law). He’s now refusing to certify it unless we pay thousands more. His negligence negatively affected both of us. Absolutely would not recommend.

Mark was very helpful and patient during my consultation, offering valuable insight and advice regarding the topics discussed. Since we finished early before the hour was up he also returned part of my consultation fee, which was very kind. I would sincerely recommend him to anyone desiring a better ...understanding of the law and its parameters.

I recently went to Mark McGowan for legal advice. He was great. He immediately understood my issue and suggested a simple solution which had not occurred to me, then helped me create the paperwork I needed to move forward. He was also very cognizant of the cost of his legal fees to me and made sur...e I spent no more than necessary.