ATTORNEY MARK PERRYMAN IS UNPROFESSIONAL, UNPREPARED & UNFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:…read more
1. Mr. Perryman is exceedingly difficult to work with. Most often, does not acknowledge or respond to emails and documents. Then, intentionally misleads client by stating he reads emails. However, when asked for feedback, is often in the dark. Overall communications, writing skills & professional courtesies leave much to be desired. Amplified by excuses & misdirection, Mr. Perryman simply lacks the discipline & integrity to perform the services he is so well paid to do.
2. Mr. Perryman is belligerent & obstinate. Reminiscent of the schoolyard bully, he has a volatile personality, coupled with a glass chin and short fuse. Mr. Perryman is dismissive and condescending, both verbally and in body language. During consultations, he is highly resistant to accepting inputs, while not allowing client to offer suggestions until he is finished pontificating, then responds disdainfully. Mostly, he does not listen or read, thus ignoring critical information. Has tendency to veer off course, belaboring, extraneous information regarding other cases, that you, the client, are obliged to listen to at the rate of $450 /hr.
3. Mr. Perryman's bellicose, derogatory nature extends beyond consultations. During my deposition, he was extremely disrespectful to the opposing counsel. His childlike, audacious behavior was appalling. & embarrassing.
4. Unprepared throughout this case, Mr. Perryman clearly projected the appearance of "winging it. " For example, I hand-delivered 6 custom-made charts & graphs, backed up with bank statements, IRS returns, etc., to be used during trial as primary exhibits summarizing a 31 year period. I explained the simplicity, but significance of these documents, reviewing each graph individually. Mr. Perryman stated, these were " GOLDEN. "
However, during trial & armed with such compelling documentation, Mr. Perryman was unbelievably disorganized, unprepared & unfamiliar with these simple but critical exhibits, as he fumbled his way through, with missing charts, then showing the wrong chart. Sadly, Mr. Perryman could not get out of his own way, and as in previous encounters, shamelessly demonstrated his carelessness and lack of preparation. Instead of fortifying this case with potent, irrefutable, exhibits, Mr. Perryman focused the court's attention on his ineptitude, negligence & blundering. Another striking example was the exhibit book he placed on the witness stand. It was very thick, consisting of powerful exhibits throughout the years which I had provided. However, once again, Mr. Perryman dropped the ball, this time by not attaching tabs to the book, making it impossible for me to find or respond to exhibits he was referring to. Consequently, for each exhibit, Mr. Perryman had to walk from the back of the courtroom up to the witness stand to show me the exhibit he was referring to, then walk back. This bumbling, time, consuming distraction for all to see, continued, over and over again, further highlighting his pathetic performance while diluting the forceful impact of these exhibits. After observing yet another Perryman fiasco, one can only imagine the impression left in the judge's mind.
5. Due to his obvious lack of preparation, Mr. Perryman's cross examination of the opposing party was weak, shallow & ineffective, with no follow up despite numerous documented statements of perjury.
6. BOTTOM LINE: Mr. Perryman's disgraceful performance throughout this case gutted approx 41% of trust assets, due to his "legal fees. " This attorney's belligerence, obstinance & dismissiveness are only eclipsed by his incompetence. With no guard rails or accountability, lacking in professional pride & Integrity, Mr. Perryman will continue to grossly underperform, as long as he thinks he can. His actions and omissions clearly demonstrate his disrespect for the legal profession, disrespect for his clients, & most revealing, MR. PERRYMAN'S DISRESPECT FOR HIMSELF.