Mark Aaron Ross

Mark Aaron Ross

4.1
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 26 years

Trusts Lawyer at Costa Mesa, CA
Practice Areas: Trusts, Probate, Real Estate, Business

1901 Newport Blvd., Suite 284, Costa Mesa, CA

About Mark

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Trusts 40%

Trust litigation and administration, including trust contests, trustee breaches and removal, accounting actions.

40%
Probate 30%

Probate litigation and administration, including court probate proceedings, will contests, administrator breaches and removal, accounting actions, conservatorships.

30%
Real Estate 20%

Real estate litigation, including actions for failure to disclose, broker/agent misconduct, fraud, contract disputes.

20%
Business 10%

Business and entity formation, business litigation, including contract disputes, partnership/shareholder disputes, fraud, unfair competition and trade practices, violation and theft of trade secrets.

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 26 years

State: California

Acquired: 1999

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Ross Law Group, APC

1901 Newport Blvd., Suite 284, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627

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Mark Aaron Ross's Reviews

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4.1 /5.0

15 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes

Posted by Alan | December 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Excellent Trust Litigation Attorney

I hired Mark Ross to help me with a corrupt trustee who we eventually were able to get rid of despite her spending nearly all trust assets defending herself using the most expensive law firm in Orange County. Throughout the 5 years of struggle, Mark's billings were clear and reasonable. He did an e...xcellent job of keeping me informed of everything that was happening, was open and considerate to my input, and responsive to my concerns. Mark kept up with all critical dates and timelines despite having several other cases. Mark's judgment was good in that he advised when to fight and when to accept and settle. His focus was on my welfare, not just generating fee income. We didn't win every battle, but we won the war.

Posted by Cidny | October 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Favorable Settlement

Atty Ross negotiated a very favorable settlement with opposing counsel on a complicated Trust/Probate matter worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to me. He always did what he said he would do. Communication was excellent and he returned phone calls and emails promptly. His advice was well worth th...e expense of his representation.

Posted by Jason | November 28, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Beware of your Friends

Mr. Ross, knows the law but is more interested in running up your bills and turning on you. My legal case with Mr. Ross was not resolved due to my financial problems. Which of coarse got worse when Mr. Ross decided to turn his vast knowledge of collection activity against me. I did not contest the... money he was owed but needed more time to pay....which of coarse he did not grant.....he filed a judgment, which I did not challenge in the hopes he would understand I acknowledged the debt but had not way of paying it......well that was not enough he next filed a motion against my spouse's salary. WOW!!!!! for a LOW, LOW four figure amount owed???? I had lost my house, my business and was in a VERY TOUGH time when the economy hit the skids........I did not have anyone to bail me out. So I am paying the debt off on a monthly basis, as best as I can......I am not out of the woods, but things are better........ If you have a LARGE trust fund, or bank account this is the attorney for you....because there is no room or time for you if you are in a tough time......

Mark Ross

Replied last January 08, 2013

"Jason" hired this firm to set aside a substantial default judgment that was taken against him for allegedly delivering unmerchantable products. We were successful in setting aside the judgment and began work to defend against the plaintiff's allegations. During this time, "Jason" asked for other legal advice and asked us to file a lawsuit against one of his customers to collect payment of which his customer was withholding because he was not happy with the products that "Jason" delivered. All this time "Jason" was asking for additional services, he promised to bring his bill current but never did. We also encouraged "Jason" to make a settlement proposal to the plaintiff in order to put an end to the case and minimize legal expenses but he never did. "Jason" was given many opportunities to make payment plans but never made any payments and he never complained or questioned the quality of work he recieved. After many attempts by this firm to work this out with "Jason", he stopped responding to telephone calls, emails and letters. "Jason" was properly served with the lawsuit we filed to collect fees and he failed to appear to defend himself. When "Jason" called me last month for the first time in over a year. He asked for a payment plan which was gladly granted to accomodate his needs. "Jason" made the first payment but never signed the payment plan agreement and defaulted on his second payment. This firm understands the financial toll that legal representation can take. Clients often fall behind and so long as they communicate and make payment arrangements, legal services are continued without interruption or problems. This client however, chose to make false promises and then cut off all communications.

Posted by Mike | April 04, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY, KNOWLEDGEABLE ATTORNEY

I highly recommend Mark Ross and his staff at the Ross Law Group. Mr. Ross has represented me for over 6 years in several lawsuits as well as transactional matters such as negotiations and contract drafting for real estate and business transactions and continues to represent. Mr. Ross obtained an ...over $100,000 trial judgment for me, several settlements totaling several hundreds of thousands of dollars and a default judgment worth over $2 million. My business requires me to travel overseas frequently and my trust in Mr. Ross is so great that I have given him power of attorney to handle many of my business affairs when I am unavailable, which he does in an effective and efficient manner. On at least two occasions, Mr. Ross has taken time out his vacation to respond to business problems that required immediate legal response. Mr. Ross' staff is equally professional and responsive. I have worked with many attorneys from both large and small firms in the past and I have never received the attention or results that I have received with Mr. Ross and his staff.

Posted by anonymous | March 26, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Stay away !

I used Mark Ross about 1 year ago. I was very unhappy with his services. I ended up getting another law firm to continue my legal case. I would highly recommend that if you need important and critical work done to use another firm.

Mark Ross

Replied last March 27, 2012

The real reason this former client switched lawyers in the middle of his case was because he had a very problematic case and he wanted someone who would tell him otherwise. He has since switched attorneys again and has not made any further progress on his still pending case. This former client never expressed any concern with the representation that I provided him. Throughout the representation and even afterwards, this former client would often tell me “thanks for the good work” and after I stopped representing him, he continued to made payments on his account until the fees he was paying his new attorneys became so substantial that he could not afford to pay me anymore. Although, my representation of this former client ended in December 2009, it was not until I was forced to sue him for unpaid fees and the court ordered him to pay monetary sanctions for his failure to comply with court rules in January 2012 that he posted this review out of spite.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Atttorney, Principal, Ross Law Group

2005 - 2009

Attorney, Principal, Copenbarger & Ross

Associations

2000 - Present

Orange County Bar Association

Education

1999

Whittier College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

Pepperdine University

MBA

1990

California State University, San Diego

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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