Mark Buckley

Mark Buckley is a Rhode Island attorney whose practice includes Chapter 7 consumer bankruptcy, debt-settlement negotiation, and estate planning. He also holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ credential, giving him experience at the intersection of legal and financial planning. Buckley works with clients seeking debt relief, creditor negotiations, and planning tools, and he explains legal and financial concepts in practical terms for people making significant decisions about debt, property, and future planning.

Buckley earned a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1991 and a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Bob Jones University in 1988. He later completed financial planning studies through the College for Financial Planning and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ credential. His legal, business, and financial-planning education supports his ability to evaluate bankruptcy options, debt settlement, credit rebuilding considerations, and estate-planning strategies within a broader financial context.

Buckley has more than three decades of experience serving clients in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. His bankruptcy work includes preparing and filing Chapter 7 cases and helping clients understand the documents, hearings, and protections involved in the process. He also negotiates debt settlements when bankruptcy is not the preferred route. Earlier in his career, he worked as an advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, assisting high-net-worth clients with financial planning concerns.

Mark Buckley has served on an Attorney Advisory Committee to the Rhode Island Bankruptcy Court and is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. His practice combines consumer bankruptcy representation with debt settlement and estate planning. By drawing on legal practice and financial-planning experience, he helps clients compare available options, understand likely consequences, organize required information, and pursue a practical path toward debt relief or longer-term financial and estate planning goals.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Attorney Mark Buckley, CFP
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bob Jones University
  BS in Business Administration and Marketing

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