Mark S Guralnick

Domestic Violence -- you hear about it every day, but you don't expect it to hit home. But it did, it hit my home! To be exact, my boyfriend hit ME in the face at my home. And in a matter of minutes, I found myself injured, and I saw my boyfriend being carted off by the police. My children were hyst...erical, and our lives were turned upside down. Let me tell you, I would not have emerged from this situation with any sanity at all if it weren't for Mark Guralnick. Mark gave me immediate advice on how to handle the police, the courts, the custody and support situation that followed and all of the incidental issues. I could have very well become a basket case at any moment because this was a very emotional situation. But Mark Guralnick kept me on track. He focused me on my children, my health, my responsibilities, my obligations. He kept me fully informed about how the domestic violence court procedures would work. Some lawyers are all business, but I believe Mark has a real interest in making sure his clients succeed. He is my guiding light.

Mark S. Guralnick and his law firm managed to dissect a very complicated child custody case for me, on very short notice, and led me to victory on all counts. My ex-husband and I have been in a bitter custody dispute for a long time. Our fight involves visitation hours, improper sleeping arrangements..., conflicts between the children, family therapy issues, reimbursement of medical expenses, request for mandatory parenting classes, and the involvement of child protective services, a child with mental illness and other questions. Like I said, this was a complicated case. The Guralnick firm attacked it head-on, calling me at day and at night and gathering all the information that was needed to prepare for court. We were successful in front of the judge, but in my opinion, that's because the lawyers were extremely well-prepared, armed with the evidence and ready to do battle when we got to the courtroom.

My husband and I were married in 1984, approximately 30 years ago. We had three children. Our oldest child is disabled by epilepsy, depression and other afflictions. She is highly medicated. Meanwhile, although my husband is in a far better financial position than I am, he refused to contribute t...o household expenses and to support our children. Our mortgage was not paid for more than half a year. That's when I called Mark S. Guralnick. His law firm went to work like an emergency squad, dealing with our home and addressing all of our financial affairs. While my husband persisted in refusing to pay anything, Mark filed motions in court and went to bat for me to obtain the relief we needed. Life has thrown me a few curves, but I must say that I would not have been able to navigate those curves without the assistance of this fine lawyer.

AS SOMEONE WHO CURRENTLY LIVES OUTSIDE OF THE USA, MARK IS SOMEONE THAT I COULD RELY UPON IN DEALING WITH MY FAMILY CASE, WHICH HE SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT TO A FAVORABLE CONCLUSION AFTER YEARS OF PAINFUL LITIGATION. HIS SOUND ADVICE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, THE TIME HE TOOK TO EXPLAIN THE PROS AND CONS..., AND KEEP ME INFORMED AT VARIOUS STAGES WERE SECOND TO NONE. WHAT I ADMIRED THE MOST WAS HIS ABILITY TO CONVEY IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE WAY THE RISKS THAT I WOULD NEED TO EVALUATE BEFORE TAKING A STEP. EACH OPTION WERE PROVIDED WITH SUFFICIENT CASE LAW THAT REINFORCED THE POSITION THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE/ANALISE AND PLENTY OF SAMPLES FROM CASES THAT MARK HIMSELF HAS DEALT WITH OVER MANY YEARS. ON AND OFF MARK ASSISTED MY LEGAL NEEDS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. I AM DELIGHTED THAT HE REPRESENTED ME AND I COULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN A MORE TRUSTWORTHY, PASSIONATE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE PROFESSIONAL WHO I HAVE COME TO TOTALLY RELY ON FOR HIS IMPECCABLE JUDGEMENT AND SOUND ADVICE.