Mark L. Hayes Appeals Attorney

"Mr Hayes was referred by another attorney that I had used that was unable to help in my case. Mr. Hayes was honest and upfront on the costs of representation versus the amount being asked for against me. His fee structure was fair and I found him to be uniquely responsive in returning calls and emails, which I have heard is a common complaint against many attorneys in not returning calls promptly. In conversations he was direct, concise and in answering my questions, if he did not have the answer, he would ask for a few seconds to think to ensure he was being accurate with the information. He also did not abuse the billable hours format for these communications. Mr Hayes prepared really good, and well researched legal opinions on my appeal (a prior attorney I worked with in the early stages of my case also commended Mr. Hayes for his quality work) . He was up against a large and powerful law firm and was not intimidated. We won on the appeal and are now again working together on the appeal to the NC Supreme Court from the other party, that appealed our winning verdict from the Appeals Court. In working with attorneys on a variety of needs over many years I feel Mr. Hayes is above the crowd and goes the extra mile in satisfying and winning for his clients."

"My first time using an appellate attorney He was accurate with his time line for when things would happen during the appeal. He met his deadlines for when he said things would be ready. The case law he cited for the appeal was dead on point. The appeal was successful and resulted in a unanimous decision in my favor."

"My son was convicted of a very high-profile crime and was sentenced to about 40 years in prison, I was desperately in need of a very good appellant attorney because I believed in my son's innocence and felt that he was convicted unjustly. I was determined I wasn't leaving North Carolina until I obtained one of the best Appellant attorneys in that county, I reached out to a particular attorney who was referred to me as one of the best, but he was not available and referred me to Mr. Mark Hayes, the other attorney advised me that Mark Hayes was just as good as he was so I reached out to Mr. Hayes. From the moment I reached out to Mr Hayes, he heard my desperate cry for an attorney and once I explained the case he agreed to take on the case. I was very surprised that his fees were not as much as other high-profile attorneys in that area. Mr. Hayes immediately jumped on the case right away and began communicating his findings immediately, he kept me and my son in the loop the entire time and answered any questions with all honesty. After a while, I considered Mr. Hayes's family because I saw how he was working on my son's case and believed in my son's case. Mr Hayes was able to find so many errors in my son's case that I could not believe it. Along the way, the case got a little complicated and needed more attention to file the appeal (which would cost more money) and Mr Hayes was gracious enough to extend credit to me so that the case would not be put on hold. I honestly put my trust in Mr. Hayes and his capability to win this appeal because my son was convicted of 40 years of a crime I do not believe he committed. Fast forward, it ALL paid off. My prayers were answered! Mr Hayes called me and advised me that we had won the Appeal and that my son would be awarded a new trial. I am forever grateful to Mr Hayes and I am so glad that he was referred to us, I could not have asked for a better attorney. I am forever grateful to Mr. Hayes for doing an outstanding job with my son's appeal."