A seasoned trial attorney and skilled negotiator, Mark B. Wilson has won nearly every case he has tried and arbitrated. Mr. Wilson lost only one jury trial and obtained a complete reversal on appeal. He has 13 jury trials, 16 court trials, and 14 binding arbitrations under his belt.
Mr. Wilson represents clients in federal and state courts in a variety of matters, including business litigation, legal malpractice, real estate, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright infringement, construction disputes, and commercial unlawful detainer.
Mr. Wilson’s victories include an $18.5 million binding arbitration award in a breach of contract case, a $2.25 million jury verdict in a premises liability case, a $1.85 million dollar jury verdict in a breach of shareholder agreement case, a $1.8 million binding arbitration award in a legal malpractice case, a $1.4 million jury verdict in a copyright infringement case, a defense verdict where plaintiff sought approximately $1 billion, a defense verdict in a partnership dispute where the client’s existence was at stake, a defense verdict in a real estate dispute where plaintiffs sought approximately $50 million, a defense verdict in an indemnity case where millions of dollars were at issue, and a defense verdict which saved the client approximately $5 million in rental income. His settlements include recovering $97 million in a breach of trust case, $6.6 million in a legal malpractice case, $4.8 million in a legal malpractice case, $3 million in a commercial construction dispute, $2.8 million in an employment dispute, $2.1 million in a legal malpractice action, and $2 million in a lease dispute.
As a meticulous attorney, Mr. Wilson brings to court an eye for detail and a sense of organization essential to winning complex trials.
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- J.D. (1988) | Trial Advocacy
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- Honors: Jurisprudence Book Award.
- Activities: Scott Moot Court Honors Board, 1987-1988; Legal Research and Writing, 1986.
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- University of Southern California
- B.S. (1985) | Public Administration
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- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court Central District of California
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- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Klein & Wilson works on an hourly fee basis. On a very limited basis, Klein & Wilson will consider accepting cases on a contingency fee basis (i.e., where the damages exceed $10 million, and the client advances all costs).
- Business Law
- Business Dissolution, Business Litigation, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Legal Malpractice
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Corporate Litigation
- Breach of Contract
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