Of my five most recent criminal cases, three were "not guilty," one was a hung jury, later dismissed by the court, and in the fifth, my client declined the people's offer of time served (which would have been about 8 months), and, against my advice, insisted on going to trial.  As I warned him, he didn't fare very well in front of a jury.

My former legal assistant, Evangeline Arvizu, wrote this about me on LinkedIn:  “Mark McKinniss was my immediate superior and we worked together as a unified team. Mark values people who are skilled and who perform with results that a client and a lawyer need and want in a busy litigation practice. Mark supported my dedication and commitment to provide opposing counsel, clients and co-working personnel a clear and genuine interest that translates reliable service expected in a deadline-driven law practice, so that Mark McKinniss could focus on his clients' needs in a manner that delivered the outcome that each client wanted to achieve during their lawsuits. Mark is an excellent attorney because he listens, assesses and then takes action to settle cases and deliver the outcome that his clients have retained him to achieve in the litigation matters brought to him. Although I have not yet observed him in trial, his colleagues report that Mark McKinniss is a brilliant trial attorney with a wicked sense of humor, who wins cases!” May 18, 2011