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
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)