Mark Mcgowan is a lawyer practicing trusts, business, litigation and 21 other areas of law. Mark received a B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1981, and has been licensed for 30 years. Mark practices at The Law Offices of Mark J. McGowan, Esq. PC in Palm Desert, CA.
Four words to describe Mark McGowan as a lawyer: Unprofessional, unethical, negligent, incompetent. Avoid his services at all costs. He will waste your time, claim ridiculous hours, fail to serve your best interests, make egregious errors, and refuse to complete his work unless you pay him a completely unreasonable fee.
Mark advertises himself as a trust expert, so when he requested $2500 cash up front to prepare a trust for us, we agreed. His "expertise" consisted of cutting and pasting our information into outdated trust software that was the incorrect format for people of our limited income and assets. He used a trust for multi-millionaires needing tax shelters. When we asked why, he said "in case you win the lottery". The trust was full of errors, including his previous client's name on the signature line instead of ours. We tried to help him out by proofreading the documents for him, but ultimately we couldnt use the trust. Mark is a nice older gentleman, but clearly has no knowledge of current trust law or modern computer software. We requested a refund and were refused.
After the following, I never heard back from Mark McGowan: Hello Mark - Here’s hoping all is well with you and your endeavors. Based on our previous conversations, I was under the impression that you would refund at least a portion of the $495 that I gave you on October 11, for your hourly rate. As I recall, we had two telephone conversations; one being on January 28, 2022, which last approximately five minutes, and another on September 26, 2022, when we spoke for approximately 10 minutes and arranged a meeting on October 11, 2022, which took place and lasted approximately 15 minutes. So, if I have made a mistake in my assessment of your help and time, please let me know. Otherwise, I would appreciate you providing the refund I am due. Thank you, RJ Preston Indio, CA 92203
72-630 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 201Palm Desert, CA 92260U.S.A.
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