$ 350-375 per hour
Stuart I MacKenzie
About Stuart
Biography
Education:
Stuart I. MacKenzie graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1976 with a Bachelor Arts degree in Rhetoric. He received his Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University School of Law and began practicing in 1980. He received an LLM in Taxation in 1985 from Golden Gate University. From 1992-1993 he lived in Paris, France where he received his MBA in International Business from EAP. In 2009 he taught a two week class on American law in Eastern Europe.
His associate, Megan Major, is a graduate of Hastings College of the Law and has been exclusively practicing Family law since 2007.
Legal Practice:
In only his third year of practice, Mr. MacKenzie prevailed in a week long trial in Federal Court in San Francisco which was appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals where he appeared for oral arguments. He was subsequently admitted to the United States Supreme Court after barely five years of practice.
Mr. MacKenzie has also had oral arguments before the California Court of Appeals and has had jury trials in State and Federal Courts.
Beginning in the late 1980's, Mr. MacKenzie began focusing his practice on Family Law matters and has been exclusively practicing in this area for the last fifteen years.
Mr. MacKenzie is one of the more experienced attorneys practicing Family Law in Alameda County and has appeared many times before all of its Family Law Courts.
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Licensed in California for 46 years
State: California
Acquired: 1980
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Mackenzie & Associates
22320 Foothill Blvd, Suite 460, Hayward, CA, 94541-2700
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Stuart I MacKenzie's Reviews
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Showing 6 - 7 of 7 reviews | Divorce & Separation
Posted by anonymous | June 18, 2012 | Divorce & Separation
unprofessional and irresponsible
Stuart was my divorce lawyer for about 10 months. He is irresponsible and unprofessional. He was asking the same questions in the trial court(8 months later) that I have told him in the 1st time we meet. He was obviously not prepared good to my case while he charged me huge lawyer fee. My marriage...
Stuart MacKenzie
Replied last June 19, 2012I am always sorry to see a former client not completely satisfied with our services. I was the third attorney on the this case and there was never any critique of my services during my 10 months of representation (including a multi-day trial) - this comment was only posted within a day of our office moving to collect an outstanding bill against the client's share of the Judgment. This is the "lien" the client refers to which is set out in our fee agreement and which is always explained before the fee agreement is signed. Additionally, our office has been told numerous times that our fees are reasonable compared to other attorneys and, in fact, our total fees in a case are usually less than what the other party incurred. We also provide detailed bills each month and encourage our clients to ask us if they have a question about a particular charge.
Posted by Amy | October 14, 2011 | Divorce & Separation
Staurt MacKenzie
Stuart MacKenzie has been my lawyer for 6 years. I have been in a long divorce, mostly struggling to collect Child Support. He has been very caring and supportive and is able to present the case very clearly. What I like best about him is his willingness to allow me to do a lot of the investigative w...
Stuart I MacKenzie's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer in any area of the law. He has experience in Civil and Family. He is a zealous advocate but never unprofessional. He gets to the bottom line, stays on top of things, and knows how to conduct himself appropriately. If we can't agree, we have a trial--no harm, no foul."
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Experience
Honors
2018
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1980 - Present
Owner, Law Offices of MacKenzie & Associates
Associations
1998 - Present
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2010 - 2011
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law SectionBoard Member
Education
1993
ESCP Europe
MBA - Master of Business Administration
1986
Golden Gate University School of Law
LL.M - Master of Laws
1979
Golden Gate University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
University of California - Berkeley
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2009
A two week class to a law school in Eastern Europe
American Law
Languages
English
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