Curriculum Vitae

 

Mark E. Edwards, Esq.

CA St. Bar #: 68856


17822 E. Seventeenth St., Suite 205
Tustin, CA 92780-2152

Tel:  (714) 669-1487
Fax: (714) 669-9304


E-mail: 
markedwardslaw@gmail.com

Practice Emphasis:

Trial Lawyer, Personal Injury and Business Litigation

·         General Tort Liability; automobile accidents; premises liability; product defects resulting in injury; construction site accidents; and wrongful death actions.

·         Selected business disputes and business litigation.

·         Private mediation and arbitration of personal injury, product liability, civil and business disputes.

Bar Admissions:

1988 United States District Court – Southern District of California

1979 United States Supreme Court

1976 United States District Court – Central District of California
         Supreme Court of California
         United States Court of Appeals – Ninth Circuit

Professional Rating:

1989 – Present A.V. Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Board Certification:

1992 – 2002 Civil Trial Advocacy
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Boston, MA

Education:

1975 Juris Doctor
Western State University, College of Law – Fullerton, CA

1974 Bachelor of Science in Laws
Western State University, College of Law – Fullerton, CA

1971 Associate in Arts
Cypress College, Cypress, CA

Judicial Appointments:

1981 – Present Judge Pro Tem / Temporary Judge
Orange County Superior Court

1979 – Present Arbitrator
Orange County Superior Court – Arbitration Panel

1977 – 1978 Judge Pro Tem
Orange County Superior Court

Law Enforcement:

2000 – Present Commander – San Diego County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs’ Assoc.

1999 Captain – San Diego County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs’ Assoc.

1989 – Present Commissioner – Orange County Sherriff’s Advisory Council

Congressional:

1998 Witness 

No Second Chances for Murderers, Rapists, or Child Molesters Act of 1998.” – H.R. 4258
Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Crime – Washington, D.C.

Honors/Awards:

2002 California State Senate — Certificate of Recognition
Service and Dedication to Consumer Rights

1990 Outstanding Achievement Award
California Trial Lawyers Association

1974 American Jurisprudence Awards
Western Sate University, College of Law

Evidence

1972 American Jurisprudence Awards
Western Sate University, College of Law

Torts

Authorships:

1994 Courtroom Conduct: Tactics, Ethics, Contempt and Common Sense
Author, 1994 Revision – C.E.B. Publication
Regents of University of California

1991 California Liability Insurance Practice: Claims and Litigation
Author, Chapter 7 “Initiating Claim: Notifying Insured” 
C.E.B. Publication
Regents of University of California

Publications:

1981 – 1984 Editor-In-Chief, OCTLA Newsletter
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Santa Ana, CA

1981 Associate Editor, The Journal
California Trial Lawyers Association, Sacramento, CA

Articles:

1993 C.T.L.A. Forum 
“Don’t Let the Defense Doctor Testify at Arbitration!”

1985 South Coast Business 
“The Truth About Personal Injury Attorneys”

1985 Orange County Trial Lawyers Association Newsletter 
“Investigation and Discovery in Products Liability Cases”

1981 C.T.L.A. Forum 
“Bad Faith Quiz”

1979 C.T.L.A. Forum 
“Your Court Reporter is Human Too . . . “

1977 C.T.L.A. News 
“Legal Advertising – Keep Your Sense of Humor”

Alternative Dispute Resolution:

1997 – Present Arbitrator / Mediator
Judicate West
Santa Ana; San Diego; Los Angeles & Long Beach CA

1991 – 1996 Arbitrator
Dispute Resolution Management, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA

Teaching:

2000 – 2007 Whittier Law School,

Costa Mesa, California
Adjunct Professor of Law
· Remedies 
· Pre-Trial Litigation Skills
,· Civil Trial Advocacy

2010 - pres. WSU College of Law,

Fullerton, California

Adjunct Professor of Law

  • Arbitration

 

Professional Affiliations:

1976 – 2001 Association of Trial Lawyers of America

1971 – 2002 Consumer Attorneys of California
(California Trial Lawyers Association)
Board of Governors, 1987

1973 - Present Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
President, 1986
Vice President, 1983 – 1985
Secretary, 1982

1981 – 1999 Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
(Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association)

1982 – 1999 Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
(San Diego Trial Lawyer Association)

1978 – 1999 American Bar Association

1976 – Present Orange County Bar Association

1994 – 1999 San Diego County Bar Association

1995 – Present American Inns of Court – Ball/Hunt Chapter
Master of the Bench / Team Captain
Long Beach, California

1993 – 1999 Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation
Washington, D.C.

1985 Chairman, Law Day Orange County

1976 – Present Founding Member / Life Member
Orange County Women Lawyers Association

Mediation Training:

1997 San Diego Medication Center
25 Hour Certification Training

Community Affiliations:

1990 – 2003 Mothers Against Drunk Driving – Orange County Chapter
Advisory Council/Counsel

State Bar of California:

2010 Commissioner, Commission on Judicial Nominees
Evaluation (JNE)

 

                                                                       


 

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