Overall Rating
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This is an aggregated review score of Avvo and Lawyers.com reviews.
4.8 /5.0
10 Client Reviews
$ 450-450 per hour
About Mark
Biography
35+ years experience. Palms Springs and desert communities preferred family attorney.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Child Custody
20%
Child Support
20%
Divorce and Separation
20%
Family
20%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in California for 46 years
State: California
Acquired: 1980
No misconduct found
Licensed in Georgia for 46 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Location
Mark D. Gershenson
400 South Farrell Drive, Suite B-203, Palm Springs, CA, 92262
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Posted by Constance | June 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Husband gone missing
Seeking a divorce after 50 years married, I obtained a referral to Mark Gershenson, Esq. from a Beverly Hills attorney and friend from Stanford Alumni Group. Mark took on my unusual task and accomplished it splendidly. He took the worries off my shoulders. He is one of the Greats! Reviewed by:...
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, ...
Posted by Gisèle | March 15, 2011 | Lawsuits & Disputes
A Real Technician & Effective Adversary For High Conflict and Complex Cases
Mr. Gershenson was referred to me by esteemed but mostly retired counsel David Franklin, who described him as "a real technician". He has a cool demeanor and his blows are strategic and professional. My case had been derailed due to the actions or inaction of my two prior attorneys, and I had lost f...
Posted by anonymous | February 24, 2011 | Family
Someone You Can Rely On
Mark Gershenson is a family law attorney in the Coachella Valley whom I highly recommend. I found that Mark was completely accessible and willing to answer any questions I had with regards to the dissolution process. He successfully challenged erroneous filings submitted to the court by opposing coun...
Posted by Eric | December 10, 2025 | Criminal Defense
Do not hire this lawyer
Stay away from this person. Without hearing my side of the story he sided with my accuser and said the best i could hope for was admitting it and try to get a reduced penalty. I was not doing that and told him we were not a match. Then charged another $250 for having to answer the email about a mista...
Mark David Gershenson's Lawyer Endorsements
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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
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 Sectionformer Chair and Newsletter Editor; current legal analyst(
1993 - Present
Desert Bar AssociationMember
1982 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
1980 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
1979 - Present
State Bar of GeorgiaMember
Education
1979
Emory University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
Brandeis University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
What will happen if I refuse to go to my dads?
31 Jul 2016
Q&A
Are those quick Guam divorces valid and recognized in the US, specifically in CA?
20 Sep 2013
Q&A
Can you file the fl-165, the Fl-170, the FL-190 and the Judgment Fl-180 at the same time?
18 Sep 2013