Mark S. Adams
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Direct: 949.623.7230
Main: 949.623.7200
Fax: 949.623.7202
3 Park Plaza
Suite 1100
Irvine, California 92614
Mark S. Adams focuses his practice on business litigation, including, contracts, products liability, corporate and partnership disputes, and hospitality litigation. On behalf of hotel and resort owners, Mark has successfully litigated the termination of long-term, no-cut, hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, fiduciary duty issues, investor-owner disputes, TOT assessments, and more. He also has significant litigation experience in representing real estate developers and real estate investors.
Mark 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, and is a frequent author and speaker on trial practice. 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., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 1986
M.B.A., Baylor University, 1983
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1979
Bar Admissions
State Bar of CaliforniaU.S. District Courts, Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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