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Mark D. Peterson

ISLN: 909938329
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Practice Areas

Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice; Insurance; General Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Probate Litigation

Admitted: 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Law School: University of California at Los Angeles, J.D.
Member: Orange County Bar Association (Insurance Law Section); State Bar of California.
Biography: Guest Lecturer, "Pre-Trial Advocacy: Fundamentals of Insurance Coverage for the Litigator," University of Southern California Law Center, 1994-1996. Lecturer, "Fundamentals of Insurance," CEB Seminar. Fellow: Orange County Bar Foundation.
Born: Montebello, California, February 28, 1961
Languages: Spanish
Cases: Infinet Marketing Services, Inc. v. American Motorists Insurance Co., 150 Cal. App. 4th 168 (2007); Pacific Business Connections, Inc. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Co., 150 Cal. App. 4th 517 (2007); Roger Marsh v. Stanley K. Burrell, a/k/a M.C. Hammer, 805 F. Supp. 1493 (1992); Daniel E. Dyer v. Northbrook Property & Casualty Insurance Company, 210 Cal.App. 3d 1540 (1989); Allstate Insurance Company v. Interbank Financial Services, 215 Cal. App. 3d 825 (1989).


Mark D. Peterson was born in Montebello, California, on February 28, 1961. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1986.

-- Education
-- Experience, Litigation Philosophy, and Areas of Practice
-- Appellate Experience and Reported Cases
-- Lecturer
-- Community Commitment and Memberships
-- Languages

Education

In 1983, Mr. Peterson received his A.B. in American Studies, with distinction, from Stanford University.

Mr. Peterson received his J.D. in 1986 from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Experience, Litigation Philosophy, and Areas of Practice

Mr. Peterson has been practicing law since 1986. He has been a sole practitioner, a partner in a large Los Angeles firm, and a co-founder of a litigation boutique in Orange County. Mr. Peterson's experience includes extensive complex motion work, arbitrations, and trials, including jury trials. Mr. Peterson has a multi-faceted practice background. He is cost-conscious, creative, personable and practical. These skills, along with an unflinching commitment to his clients' interests, result in a collaborative result-oriented relationship in which his clients disputes are resolved as efficiently and effectively as possible. 

Business Litigation
Real Estate Litigation 
Insurance Law

Appellate Experience and Reported Cases

Mr. Peterson's experience includes numerous appeals and petitions to the California Court of Appeal for writs of mandate. Mr. Peterson was counsel in the follow

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation
  • Estate Planning/ Probate
  • Trust Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
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