Hired last minute, he got the trial moved to accommodate my "lateness" got a hold of the case like taking a bull by the horns! Let him do his job AND listen to his advice and things will work out better than you could do with any other attorney! Kicks butt!

Mr. Means took over my case for another attorney that was not getting it done! He was fair with his prices and retainer, worked with me on payments and I kept my end of the agreement! He won my case and received a part of my attorney's fees and cost back!

Could not ask for a better resolution when dealing with an awful set of circumstances!

Mark was hired to handle my family law domestic case. The case was divorce, custody, child support, high conflict, asset debt division back in 2008 and then again n 2016. BOTH times he was exemplary. Wonderful to work with. I could text, call, email and he was accessible, realistic, professional, courteous and patient with me. I would ONLY hire Mark Means of Means Law Office, PLLC when it comes to my family! Other reviews... are from clients that refused to pay for services they requested.. if you stick with Mark he will get you through what maybe some of the worse times of your life! Trust Mark and Trust the Process!

1 star
My fiance and I hired Mark to write a cohabitation agreement. He took a $2500 "retainer" from us. My emails to him were often ignored and I had to repeatedly followup with him to get him to respond - often weeks going by and no reply. Each time it was the same excuse "I was in court".

I understand that our job was small compared to some of his other clients but we could have at least received the courtesy of a response - saying I'll get back to you Xxxx.

Although he did finish our agreement it was later than originally agreed upon and we have not received any invoice at all. The $2500 was a retainer, not a flat fee. I expected to receive monthly billing statements as I have with every other attorney I have hired in the past. Not have him take all of the money without any explanation at all. It has now been 3 months since he took our money and I have yet to hear from him with an itemized bill showing his time and charges. We feel robed. While we are happy with the agreement, we wish we had chosen someone else as his work was not worth $2500 or the stress of trying to get him to call or email us back.

At first Mr. Means presented himself as a confident get the job done type of attorney and sold himself through a great sales pitch. Upon retaining Mr. Means, for both of my cases, we came up with a plan of attack and he started out getting things filed in our case right away as we discussed. As a couple of weeks went on, he became harder to get a hold of, he would take longer to respond to emails, and would take even longer to return phone calls. I sent him an email expressing my concerns on communication and he agreed that he would do better and to at least acknowledge my emails when I had questions pertaining to my case. Meanwhile he would was asking me for more money in which I paid him. As a couple of more weeks went on, he became even more unresponsive, in one of my cases he was ordered by the judge to submit an order to the court, which he did the following day, and after that I did not hear anything further on the order or if it was signed. I asked Mr. Means for updates several times in regards to that order and case only to be told that there was no update and the judge has not signed anything in my case and for me “to be patient as my case is moving forward”. Finally I called the court clerk myself and was informed the judge signed an order over a week prior as well as an order for mediation a week and a half prior. That’s right, Mr. Means bold faced lied to me as he had no clue what was going on in my case and only said whatever he could to save face. I told him that was not true as the court clerk verified there were two orders signed by the judge, he responded, “nice, I have called them four times”, interesting, I called once and received the information myself. Mr. Means finally sent me a copy of the order and told me to call him Monday and let him know how visitation went for the upcoming week end. Upon reading the order it was clear Mr. Means did not even review the order as it was a different order and was submitted by opposing counsel for the judge to sign and my visitation had been removed for the following weekend as well as other times. I asked Mr. Means what happened to our order, he never even responded. After being ignored by Mr. Means I was able to find out on my own that opposing counsel filed an objection to our order to which Mr. Means failed to respond to causing the opposing counsels order to be the default. After demanding answers, Mr. Means never responded. I asked Mr. Means for an itemized invoice, and upon reviewing his invoice there was a missing payment in which I had a cleared check, there were billing entries with no description or explanation, charges for emails I sent that were never responded to, charges for emails on dates they were never sent, and the most erroneous charge, I was charged when Mr. Means text me asking for discounts through my work for his personal purchases not related to my case, among many other items. I sent Mr. Means several requests to review and adjust his billing which fell on deaf ears or to be told that if I didn’t pay I would be met with further legal action. I fired Mr.Means for failure to meet deadlines, missed filing dates, filing errors, lost payments, and costing me far more than money, time with my child due to his negligence. Mr. Means refuses to return my personal items I left with him for my case, thumb drives and evidence for my case, despite him being required to return it which constitutes theft. He is now further delaying my case out of spite. I have seen him respond to prior negative reviews with threats of legal action if they didn't remove the review, and putting down his clients and their mental health condition, which shows his true character as a "professional". Everything I have stated in this review can be proven with texts or emails and I am taking further action against Mr. Means through numerous agencies. Save yourself the trouble and headache, run, don’t walk away from this man as it is my belief he preys on people while bleeding them dry of money while stabbing therm in the back. He is in way over his head with his case load.

Horrible attorney, slow with everything, very rude, would never use him again.

I wish I could give a big fat 0 Star. This guy is a cheat and gets in over his head easily. I paid $4500 upfront and was told that I wouldn't need to pay anymore. But because I kept having questions on emails he would send me he said I needed "hand holding" and he was gonna start charging me his hourly rate. I got another attorney and they had me ask for an ITEMIZED LIST OF BILLABLE HOURS but he just ignored me. I messaged several times asking for the billable hours but again all for not. He still has my tax return papers from 2015 .For all I know he threw them out. Terrible experience!!!

Best decision to hire Mark!

Could not find better attorney! Works hard saves you money over others and knocked it out of the park!

Was great! Fought hard and got just about everything I needed and wanted!

Mark fought for me when others would not! Did a great job! Worth every penny!

Mr. Means was hired for a very high conflict/combative divorce and custody case. He handled himself in a professional manner, was reasonable in his costs and fees, and got result that I feel was a HUGE win for me and my kids! His number is saved in my phone and he takes the time to answer questions I have and does NOT bill me for doing such. You can call text him now! He is great.

Mark was straight to the point. Hit the matter head on, encouraged settlement with the other side, got the other side to be reasonable.. when before they had all been UNREASONABLE!!!! His mannerisms, his professionalism, his approarch just works. Trust him! TOP attorney in Idaho.

BEST ATTORNEY IN IDAHO! Means Law and Mediation was wonderful to work with on a daily basis. He was prompt with return phone calls, emails and Mark is one of the only attorneys I know that will text (saves a lot of money and instant response) with his clients. He works diligently for my case and was very "real" and spoke in a way that I could understand! He never over billed me and actually returned some of the retainer I paid, which attorneys normally find ways to avoid doing! He knew the law, knew the judge, knew the procedure! Hands down BEST ATTORNEY IN IDAHO!

Amazing service, communication, and professionalism! Was on point with all issues, resolved much before the trial and at trial fought like a bull dog! WOULD ONLY HIRE MEANS LAW OFFICE

My GO TO ATTORNEY!!! I came home and my spouse had left with the kids, the furnishings, empty the bank accounts, etc. I was devastated and never saw it coming. Over the course of 8 months Mark got me half of every thing back, primary custody of kids, child support dated back to date of filing with the courts (thousands of dollars) and the right to move out of state with my kids! It was tremendous result! I will ALWAYS call him when and if I need help... No other attorney can do what he did! I own him!

The others who posted negative reviews seem they want to be anonymous and are suspect at best. Usually people have issues with Attorneys when they do not pay for the work OR have unreal expectations. Mark works hard to make sure you spend your hard earned $$$ ONLY on what is reasonable and best interests of kids! 100% believe in mark!

Mark was detail oriented, compassionate, encouraged reasonable behavior by both sides, had command of the Court room at all times. He works extremely hard for his clients. I would hire him and recommend hiring him every day of the week! My ex wanted $225,000 in property division and majority custody of kids, she got $16k and we share 50/50 custody. I could not be more pleased!

Highly recommend!!! He always had my best interest. I hired him for a custody modification and he was great. Always explained what was going on. Was there when I needed him. If you want an attorney who is no non-sense, up front, works hard for your money then I highly suggest retaining mark!!!