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Mark S. Adams

Orange County

3 Park Plaza,
Suite 1100
Irvine, California 92614

Main: 949.623.7200
Direct: 949.623.7230
Fax: 949.623.7202
Melissa Reilly
Assistant
949.623.7231
MR3@jmbm.com
Main Bio

Mark S. Adams focuses his practice on business litigation, including, contracts, products liability, corporate and partnership disputes, and hospitality litigation. He has wide-ranging trial experience in commercial disputes, including complex multi-party litigation and class actions. He has tried numerous cases in state courts, federal courts, and in domestic and international arbitrations. Mark's trial wins have been covered by Forbes, Reuters, Life Science Weekly and other publications. He has obtained two of California's annual 50 largest jury verdicts in the same year. Mark has taken or defended nearly 1,000 depositions throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East. He has been quoted as an expert on noncompete agreements in the Wall Street Journal.

Education

J.D., 1986, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

M.B.A., 1983, Baylor University

B.S., 1979, University of California, Los Angeles

PracticesLitigation, Real Estate, Global Hospitality Group®, Chinese Investment Group™

IndustriesHospitality

Associations
  • General Counsel, Orange County Paralegal Association
  • Member, Orange County Bar Association
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of California
  • Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  • Volunteer, LIGA International - - The Flying Doctors of Mercy
Speaking
Engagements

Mark has lectured in the United States and Europe on strategies in litigation, managing the risks of litigation, eDiscovery, management and retention of eDocuments, and attorney client privilege and work product protection.

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California

U.S. District Courts, Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Speaking
Engagements
04/27/12 - 04/29/12National Association of Document Examiners Conference: "Dos and Don'ts of the Testifying Expert"
02/04/11OC Bar Association Business Litigation Meeting: Preparing Your Expert Witness
11/16/10Forensic Expert Witness Association: The Do's and Don'ts of the Testifying Expert Witness
Articles
10/14/11The Bottom Line: Losing the Expectation of Privacy Bit by Bit, Byte by Byte
07/12/11Pennsylvania Bar Institute: Witness Preparation
06/06/11Orange County Business Journal: U.S. Supreme Court Limits Class Action Lawsuits
Newsletters
06/02/11JMBM OC Litigation Newsletter Summer 2011
11/01/10JMBM Orange County Litigation Newsletter Fall 2010
04/01/10JMBM Orange County Litigation Newsletter Spring 2010
 
Media Mentions
03/15/11Baylor Business Review: Scott C. Moody, Inc and Parallax Medical Systems, Inc.
12/15/10The Recorder: Top Verdicts
04/16/10Daily Journal: Verdicts and Settlements
Press Releases
07/11/11JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® Announces Formation of the Chinese Investment Group™
 

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