$ 350-375 per hour
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.
$ 350-375 per hour
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22320 Foothill Blvd, Suite 460, Hayward, CA, 94541-2700
15 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Child Custody
Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
We have our son back because of the Mackenzie Law Firm
Awesome work. The other parent took our son and vanished. The Mackenize Law Firm (Hi Kevin!) helped through this entire ordeal.
Posted by Cara | March 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
The attorney my Ex wishes he hired.
Mr. MacKenzie represented me through my divorce, like most people going through a divorce, it was a very difficult time for me. Mr. MacKenzie was patient and explained everything in detail. He listened to my concerns and was honest with me about what to expect. Mr. MacKenzie and his staff were ava...
Posted by anonymous | March 18, 2013 | Child Custody
Reliable and Helpful
When I first came to Stuart I was in a very difficult situation, leaving a violent relationship. He has helped me with getting a restraining order, and we just finalized the divorce and custody case and I got everything that I was hoping for and more. Stuart helped me to find my voice in the court sy...
Posted by DM | September 21, 2011 | Child Custody
Honest, trustworthy and dedicated
Mr. MacKenzie and his staff are extremely knowledgeable, friendly and prompt in the services rendered in my child custody case thus far. My experience with Mr. MacKenzie has also been very professional, yet down-to-earth when he explains complex legal details that have really made my first legal...
Posted by cimrdutt | August 10, 2011 | Child Custody
Stuart Went above and Beyond for years for me
Stuart Mackenzie handled my child custody case for years, I was not only trusting in him but confident that he would do everything he said, and he did. If it was not for Stuart MacKenzie handling my case and knowing how and what needed to be done I dont think I would have been able to get threw the ...
"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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2018
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
1980 - Present
Owner, Law Offices of MacKenzie & Associates
1998 - Present
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2010 - 2011
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law SectionBoard Member
1993
MBA - Master of Business Administration
1986
LL.M - Master of Laws
1979
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2009
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