Mark David Gershenson

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Mark David Gershenson

4.8
10 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 46 years

Family Lawyer at Palm Springs, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Marriage & Prenuptials, Divorce & Separation ... +2 more

400 South Farrell Drive, Suite B-203, Palm Springs, CA

About Mark

Biography

Commissioner, Palm Springs International Airport, 1994-2001. Temporary Judge, Indio and Hemet Family Law Departments, 2003-2009. Member, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, Family Law Pr...

35+ years experience. Palms Springs and desert communities preferred family attorney.

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Child Custody 20%

20%
Child Support 20%

20%
Divorce and Separation 20%

20%
Family 20%

20%
Marriage and Prenuptials 20%

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 450-450 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in California for 46 years

State: California

Acquired: 1980

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Georgia for 46 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1979

Emeritus

No misconduct found

Location

Mark D. Gershenson

400 South Farrell Drive, Suite B-203, Palm Springs, CA, 92262

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Mark David Gershenson's Reviews

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Posted by Rob | August 21, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

My experience dealing with Mark

There is an old saying "people don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care Mark has a compassionate side of him that also put the emotional trauma of dealing with a bitter divorce into perspective, and his guidance lowered the stress and anxiety by great amounts. In addition, ...he is skilled, and has a keen eye on the little stuff that could have hurt me had he not seen the things that the layman would have overlooked. Although the decision on my marriage was not the best, my decision to hire Mark was the best decision I made to resolve the issues and get the divorce finalized and put to rest.

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Lawrence Steinberg

Family lawyer | Aug 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"For more than 30 years, Mark Gershenson has been providing effective, compassionate and cost effective representations to husbands and wives involved in a family law dispute. Mark knows the law and his way around the courts but, more importantly, recognizes that personal and financial issues that must be kept in mind in formulating a legal, personal and business strategy best calculated to get his client to the result that he or she is seeking. I frequently make referrals of my clients to Mark, and cannot recommend him more enthusiastically."

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Michael Peterson

Family lawyer | Jan 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. He is a great contributor in the desert family law community, giving his time, thoughts, and energy to improving the profession in general and his individual client's lives."

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Mitchell Sussman

Family lawyer | Jun 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Mark for over twenty years. He is without a doubt one of the top lawyers in his field. Moreover, he has the utmost integrity and a reputation for truth and veracity. I have sent him family law matters over the years and have always been thanked for the referral. A finer person and lawyer, I do not know."

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Peter Levitan

Family lawyer | Jun 15

Relationship: Co-worker

"Mark is an exceptional litigator. After practicing with him at a large Century City law firm and getting to see first-hand his impressive skills, determination and astuteness (with legal issues, strategizing, clients and opponents alike), I hired him for a dispute that my wife had with her former business partner. Mark dealt calmly and efficiently with an extremely difficult and belligerent opponent, and got the matter settled on favorable terms as quickly as possible – a much better result than I could have gotten. I recommend Mark enthusiastically."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2016

Top Lawyer, Palm Springs Life Magazine

2015

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

1992 - Present

Sole Practitioner/Owner, Mark D. Gershenson, Attorney at Law

1991 - 1992

Associate, Rudin Appel & Rosenfeld

1985 - 1991

Associate, then Partner, Wyman Bautzer Kuchel & Silbert

1983 - 1985

Associate, Freshman Marantz Comsky & Deutsch

1982 - 1983

Partner, Meyrelles & Gershenson

1982 - 1982

Associate, Arnett Hatten & Cillo

1980 - 1981

Vice President and General Counsel, Susann Publications and Liaison Public Relations

Associations

2006 - Present

Desert Bar Association, Family Law Section

former Chair and Newsletter Editor; current legal analyst(

1993 - Present

Desert Bar Association

Member

1982 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

1980 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

1979 - Present

State Bar of Georgia

Member

Education

1979

Emory University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1974

Brandeis University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Activity

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