Indiana Bankruptcy Lawyer Mark Zuckerberg Sues Meta After Repeated Account Shutdowns

When most people hear the name Mark Zuckerberg, they immediately think of the billionaire founder of Meta. But for Mark S. Zuckerberg, an Indianapolis bankruptcy attorney and longtime friend of Bond & Botes, that name has been both a blessing and a curse.

For the past 15 years, Zuckerberg has battled mistaken identity issues with Facebook, leading to repeated account shutdowns that have now harmed his business. His verified personal account has been deactivated five times, and his law firm’s page was recently taken down for the fourth time — costing him more than $11,000 in lost advertising dollars.

“Normally you would say, well, it’s just Facebook and it’s not a big deal, but this time it’s affecting my bottom line because I was paying for advertising to get clients,” Zuckerberg explained in an interview. “They took my money, then shut me down for impersonating a celebrity — even though I’ve practiced bankruptcy law for 38 years and this is my real name.”

On Tuesday, Zuckerberg filed a lawsuit against Meta in Marion Superior Court, accusing the tech giant of negligence and breach of contract. He has endured lengthy appeal processes each time his accounts were wrongfully disabled — repeatedly sending copies of his license, photos, and credit cards to prove his identity.

Meta responded to The New York Post, stating:

“We know there’s more than one Mark Zuckerberg in the world, and we are getting to the bottom of this.”

The company has since reinstated his accounts and claimed they were disabled in error. Still, Zuckerberg is pushing forward with his lawsuit, citing damages to his business visibility and client acquisition.

Beyond the legal filings, this situation has created constant headaches. Zuckerberg’s firm receives daily calls from Facebook users looking for account help, packages meant for the tech mogul, and even a mistaken lawsuit in 2020 from Washington State. He’s even launched a website to track these cases of mistaken identity.

At the heart of this lawsuit is a simple reality: when social media platforms fail, small business owners pay the price.

As a friend of Bond & Botes, we’re watching this case closely and standing with attorney Mark Zuckerberg as he fights not just for his name, but for his right to run his law practice without disruption.

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