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Mark’s trial work focuses on litigation of product, professional, oil & gas and transportation liability matters. Mark is a partner and serves on the firm's executive committee. Mark has served in leadership positions for state and national defense organizations for many years. Mark served as a Board Member (2003-2007), and as an Officer (Secretary 2008, Treasurer 2009, Vice-President 2010, and President 2011) of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; as Chair of the DRI Trial Tactics Committee (2006-2008); as Co-Chair of the MDLA Nursing Home & Assisted Living Committee (2006) and as Chair of the USLAW Network (2008); Member, DRI Law Institute Committee - Drug & Medical Device, Trial Tactics, Retail and Professional Liability (2011-2014); Co-Chair of USLAW’s Product Liability Committee (2016 – present). In addition, Mark served on the Board of Directors for the Regions Hospital Foundation (2012-2014). Finally, Mark is a member of the Woodbury Community Foundation. Law School: Hamline University School of Law, J.D., cum laude (1990); Silver Gavel National Honor Society. College: Hamline University, B.A., cum laude (1988); Pi Gamma Mu National Honor Society. Member: FDCC, IADC, DRI. Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Admitted: Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Three Affiliated Tribes. U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Court: Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. Admitted pro hac vice in Iowa, Illinois, New York, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Montana, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Missouri and Arizona. Honors & Awards: In 2012, Mark was named as one of the Attorneys Of The Year by Minnesota Lawyer. Mark is named yearly since 2009 in The Best Lawyers in America- Commercial Litigation (based on an exhaustive peer review survey comprised of 2.5 million confidential evaluations); "AV Preeminent" rated by his peers in Martindale Hubbell, the highest lawyer rating for both skills and ethics. Named "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics yearly since 2000 (representing the top 5% of Minnesota lawyers) and was named in the top 100 "Super Lawyers" in 2008 and 2016; Named "Rising Star" by Minnesota Law & Politics 1996-1999; Hamline University Athletic Hall of Fame, Football Team.

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