Reviews

I was so happy I went with this team. I never thought hiring a lawyer could feel so personal. This team responded quickly to every email and even stayed late Thursday night to be able to take action first thing in the morning. I would recommend this to anyone who needs a service like this. Thanks again guys!

Mark Astor is probably the best Baker Act attorney in Florida. The health system is broken and he is the only one capable to make the system accountable for the abuse and misinterpretation of the law.

Mark Astor was terrific...fast, responsive, and on the case both in filing a writ and staying in contact with me and the facility that was holding my wife. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Six stars.

I am only giving a 5-star review because Google won't let me give more. My daughter is a student in Florida from out of state. Before 3 days ago, I had never heard of the horrible Baker Act, giving facilities unlimited power to do whatever they want with your loved one, for as long as they want. I felt completely hopeless. So on a Sunday, I left Mark a message. And within minutes he called. Starting into motion the release of my daughter. (Although the facility drug their feet as long as they could, even after release was ordered. I suspect to trigger another day of payments from my insurance). Mark is knowledgeable and skilled in this specialty. And, he has AMAZING resources with social workers Evan Jarschauer and Jessica Meraz. They are pure rockstars, and I'll never forget all they did to help. Mark, Evan and Jessica were available around to clock, on a weekend, for anything I needed. They literally saved my daughters life. And possibly kept me from going insane myself. It is expensive, but you can't afford to NOT call. Thank you a million times, Mark, Jessica and Evan.

I had a problem with my wife being Baker acted by a hospital without any knowledge from she or me. Mark and Kathleen acted immediately on a Saturday evening and by Sunday afternoon they filed, electronally, everything in court. Tuesday afternoon, my wife was released. They followed up with me all the time and got deeply involved in the process. Very profesional and caring. Highly recommended.

I CALLED MARK ASTOR'S OFFICE AND LEFT A MESSAGE THAT I NEEDED HELP WITH A BAKER ACT SITUATION INVOLVING A LOVED ONE. HE RESPONDED QUICKLY AND INFORMED ME VERY CLEARLY WHAT I AND THE LOVED ONE WERE UP AGAINST. MARK OUTLINED A STRATEGY AND HAD A PETITION DRAFTED WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS. A CASE WHICH COULD'VE LASTED WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS, WAS OVER IN 48 HOURS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH MARK'S PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPASSION FOR THOSE CAUGHT UP IN THIS DEEP CHASM KNOWN AS THE BAKER ACT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND MARK ASTOR AND HIS FIRM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MARK, C. KOEHLER

Resolved my problem in 1day. Extremely fast resolution

If you are Baker acted and you need a fierce lawyer very experienced and compassionate, investing in Mark Astor was the best decision I made for my daughter and my family.

I am providing 5 stars because I have been so impressed how quick the Baker Act Attorneys contacted us and specifically attorney Mark Astor as soon as I reached out within a minute contacted us to help and secure us that they will take care of our case. Very responsive and made my family feel more relaxed in a very stressed situation. They are reliable and operate with integrity. Made is easier and simple process. I wanted to say thank you too to attorney Richard Welsh that came and met us and told us to call anytime if I have any concerns. Thank you to all the team they work with. I recommend them to anyone that needs the advice and the services. My family is very appreciative of your help.

We are eternally grateful to Mark and his team for helping us get my mom home safely in less than 24 hrs. We were blindsided by the baker act process and felt completely lost as to how things worked. Mark and his team took our call over the weekend and worked tirelessly around the clock to help us. We highly recommend his services and his team.

Mark Astor was extremely helpful and easy to reach by phone! He knows his stuff we got my Dad out of Hospital in 2 days thanks Mark!

Amazing and positive experience with the Baker Act Attorneys (BAA); our sincerest thanks and appreciation to all. Our attorney Lewis (and team) was exceptional to work with representing our family during a traumatic and unwarranted Baker Act. Our daughter, was involuntarily and unjustly detained in a state-run facility operating with little to no oversight and untrained staff. We contacted BAA (after usual working hours), and they immediately went to work for us. Cannot say enough great things about the responsiveness, professionalism, expertise, empathy and care exuded by this team and most importantly, expeditious resolution to our case. BAA turned 24 hours of sheer agony into a celebratory weekend with our family reunited. Would absolutely recommend without reservation. You will not be disappointed! Thank you!