Mark is a trial-tested attorney with extensive complex litigation experience both in and out of the courtroom.  He focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including franchise litigation.  He also handles product liability, toxic tort, malpractice defense, and general tort cases.  Mark has successfully tried more than fifteen complex cases before judges and juries in trial and appellate courts and before administrative agencies in seven states from Alaska to Ohio.

A representative sampling of cases Mark has handled includes:

• Anchorage Chrysler Center v. DaimlerChrysler Motors LLC (Alaska).   Received complete, favorable judgment after six-week trial for major automotive manufacturer against dealer seeking over 15 million dollars in damages.  Successfully defended case on remand and now defending client on second appeal.
• Clutter Motors, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Motors Corporation (California).  Received complete, favorable decision for client in multi-week case involving contractual dispute with former franchisee which sought millions of dollars in damages.
• Larry Menke, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Motors Co. (California).  Obtained complete dismissal from trial court at demurrer stage after client had rejected plaintiff's attempt to purchase motor vehicle dealership.  Successfully defended win on appeal.
• Thompson v. DaimlerChrysler Motors Company LLC (California).  Successfully tried a case and obtained a favorable decision for a major automotive company which permitted client to terminate a former dealer.  Successfully defended win on appeal.
• Colorado Pathology Consultants v. PST Services and PST Products (Colorado).  Obtained a dismissal of and settled a contract-dispute case for a major provider of medical billing services.
• Navajo v. Volvo Trucks North America (Colorado).  Obtained complete summary judgment in a commercial dispute in which the plaintiff sought multi-millions of dollars in damages.
• Thunder Mountain v. Jims Machining (Colorado).  Obtained a judgment of over $1.2 million on counterclaim for breach of contract in this commercial dispute arising out of the plaintiff's non-payment of custom motorcycle parts.
• Streeter Imports v. Mercedes-Benz-USA, LLC (Nevada). Successfully defended a major automotive manufacturer during a multi-week trial in which client received a complete, favorable decision and authorization to terminate the franchise of a former franchisee.
• Kenwood Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Ohio). Successfully tried and received complete, favorable decision for major automotive manufacturer. Client had been sued by franchisee alleging various breaches of contract and other business tort claims.
• Perez v. DaimlerChrysler Motors Company LLC (Texas). During trial, helped guide client to a successful settlement of a dispute with one of its franchisees which sought millions of dollars in damages.