Attorney and Mediator with extensive experience in complex litigation, First Amendment and election law, corporate transactions, real estate and land use.Mark is an effective and sought after advocate who has practiced law for 26 years in both Washington and California. He represents clients in transactional and litigation matters in the public policy, corporate and real estate sectors. He serves as counsel to some of the most respected individuals, elected officials, family-owned businesses and trade associations in the Pacific Northwest. He is a frequent speaker on, and serves as a mediator in, public policy and First Amendment litigation, public-private partnerships and real estate litigation and transactions. Mark has also served as a Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and as government Special Counsel in connection with investigations and litigation. Mark served in the leadership of the City of Bothell as Mayor for four terms and was a member of the Bothell City Council from 2004-2015. He worked with his colleagues on the City Council and city staff to develop Washington State’s largest downtown revitalization project which spurred over $300 million in private investment. The centerpiece of this effort was the purchase, restoration and repurposing of an 80 year old school that created McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell: a family owned hotel, movie theater, restaurants and a pool with free use for Bothell residents https://www.mcmenamins.com/anderson-school. Under his leadership as Mayor, the City of Bothell won three statewide awards for fiscal stewardship, reduced taxes and had its credit rating upgraded twice.Mark is currently President of the Puget Sound chapter of the Federalist Society. He is a past Chairman of the Snohomish Health District, a post he was unanimously elected to by a bi-partisan group of local elected officials from across Snohomish County. From 2014-2023 he served on the Advisory Board for the University of Washington Bothell. Mark is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, the federal and state courts of Washington and California and is an honors graduate of Duke University and the UCLA School of Law.