Mark has handled, as lead counsel through trial, approximately 30 court and jury matters involving wrongful termination and/or employment discrimination.
Mark has been nominated to Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White for over 25 years. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the International Academy of Mediators.
Mark is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and served as Chair of the Labor and Employment Section (1990-1992). He is also a member of the State Bar of California and served as Executive Committee Member of the Labor and Employment Law Section (1990-1995). He is a former Board Member of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1992).
Mark has authored and co-authored numerous publications and has spoken and written widely on employment law, class action, and alternative dispute resolution issues.
- San Francisco Bar Association, Former Chair,
- Labor and Employment Law Section 1990 – 1992,
- State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section,
- Executive Committee Member 1990 – 1995
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member 1989-1992
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
- Recipient, Reginald Herber Smith Fellowship, 1970-1972
- Selected Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, for over 25 years
- Who’s Who Legal 2019 to present
- Chambers Mediation USA 2003, 2021, 2022
- Northern California SuperLawyer (2007-2023)
- 2013 Mediator of the Year, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
- Law Degree: JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1969
- Undergraduate Degree: B.A., University of Connecticut, 1966
- Co-Author: “Wrongful Employment Termination Practice,” California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987: Supplement, 1989:
- “Counseling a Plaintiff During Employment Litigation,” April 1989
- “The Future of Wrongful Termination: A Plaintiff’s Perspective,” 1989, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Course Book Consultant, Matthew Bender California Employment Law Reporter, 1990-2004