Mark S Guralnick

Mark S. Guralnick gave me guidance on my divorce and support questions which involved a number of international law questions. Where I live, I could not find an international family law expert such as Mark. There are family-divorce advocates and solicitors in Europe, and there are also a few special...ist lawyers in international law. Mark is two lawyers in one because he understands family law and international law, and he was able to pinpoint the real problems I was facing. He had me provide him with my paperwork. In exchange, he provided me with a crash course in the law. He slowy interpreted my documents and offered me advice. I wish I could say that my life got easier-- it did not -- because in truth, what Mark explained to me meant that I had much more work to do in my case. I'm glad I got this advice when I got it, because in the end, I was much more prepared for the fight that followed.

I was trapped on a ride at an amusement park. The ride malfunctioned, leaving me stranded in midair. The ride operators were unable to get me down, and rescue services were nowhere to be found. I was instructed to jump to safety, a move that caused me serious injuries. Mark Guralnick immediately re...cognized that this was a case of negligence on the part of the ride operators, and he took the case and filed a lawsuit on my behalf. We were able to settle the case before trial, and I recovered money to compensate me for my medical bills, my lost wages, my pain and suffering and my other losses. Mark's firm was instrumental in putting the case together efficiently considering the fact that I live in one state and the accident occurred in another state.

Mr. Guralnick helped me to navigate my international divorce case which raised complex issues involving domicile, immigration, jurisdiction and residency between the United States and India. Because he is a seasoned international family lawyer, Mr. Guralnick was able to glide easily from concept to ...concept and to explain them to me in very palatable terms that made sense to me. I was very concerned about how quickly my case could move through the system, especially when it was apparently that my wife was making some significant procedural errors in the way she was filing her papers. Mr. Guralnick patiently counseled me not to rush through the process, while also pointing me toward certain advantages and opportunities that were available to me. In the end, I feel quite certain that I got the better deal.

Mark S. Guralnick represented me -- and continues to represent me -- in my never-ending divorce and post-divorce case in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. My case was a very complex case involving three children entering college in two countries, a house entering foreclosure, an able-bodied, highly-...employable husband who willfully quit working, several very valuable pension and annuity funds valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and at least two dozen other very significant property, financial insurance, and tax issues affecting our family. Mark was not my first lawyer -- I had a falling out with her -- and then, perhaps naïvely, I tried to represent myself, By the time I hired Mark, he was thrown into a fire: My husband's lawyer was breathing fire, the judge had become increasingly impatient and intolerant, multiple contempt motions had been pending, and a trial date had been set. Mark put on his suit of armor! He transformed, like some kind of superhero, into a courtroom commando. He took control of the witness stand, the evidence, the works. We didn't win everything we wanted, and my ex-husband hasn't even obeyed the orders that were entered against him. HOWEVER, Mark has stood by my side every minute since I hired him. In fact, now three years since the judge divorced us, even as we continue to fight my ex-husband in the Norfolk County Family Court, Mark has been successful in getting annuity funds released to me, extending my children's right to support and eligibility for other benefits. He has provided timely strategies on when and how to file motions and what to ask for, in order to beat my deadbeat husband at his own game.

We have used Mark S. Guralnick as our attorney for a number of legal issues and have always found that he offers straight down-to-earth common sense, with just the right dose of textbook legal expertise that we need to know. As husband and wife, he has kept us out of financial trouble on more than on...e occasion by helping us make prudent decisions in business and in family financial planning. Not too long ago, our son was injured after an accident. This was one of the scariest things that ever happened in our family. When it happened, we were freaking out. Mark came right to our house --- how many lawyers actually make house visits! He met with us, calmed us down, and when we had to actually file a lawsuit, he walked us through the entire process. It meant a lot to us that he took the time to explain the process to us, to educate us on the legal system and to ask all the right questions. His level of involvement, we think, is a reflection of how he handles cases, and that's what we look for in a lawyer.