Marc D. Alexander, Esq.
Marc D. Alexander, Esq.
Mediator/Arbitrator
Marc Alexander brings over 35 years of litigation experience to his practice
as a neutral, including bench and jury trials, binding arbitrations, mediations,
and appellate work in state and federal courts. Before joining ARC, Marc served
as of counsel and as a shareholder at AlvaradoSmith PC. Previously, he had been
a shareholder at McKittrick Jackson DeMarco & Peckenpaugh, and an associate at
Irell and Manella.
Early in his legal career, Marc specialized in intellectual property cases, and over
time his practice broadened to include business, real estate, lender-borrower,
landlord-tenant, unfair competition, employment, attorney fee, and other disputes.
Marc has mediated hundreds of state and federal cases, as well as pre-litigation
disputes. Since 2012, he has published a blog entitled California Mediation and
Arbitration, and since 2008, he has been a co-contributor to the blog California
Attorney’s Fees. His involvement with the attorney’s fees blog aligned with
the insight that all too often attorney’s fees become the tail that wags the dog
in litigation. This led naturally to his interest in ADR as a pragmatic means of
achieving resolution that is also economical, efficient, and offers greater agency
to the participants than litigation. Marc believes preparation, patience, and trust
building are keys to successful dispute resolution. His personal style is calm and
friendly. Depending on circumstances and the needs of the parties, Marc will be
facilitative or evaluative. He works hard to seek common ground, to avoid impasse,
and to close when resolution is within reach.
ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Past chair, current member, ADR Committee of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association, past chair, current member
- Past chair, current member, ADR Section of the Orange County Bar
- Member, California Lawyers Association; editorial board member and frequent contributor to their publication, California Litigation
- Court admissions: California Supreme Court, USDC, Central District, Northern District, Southern District, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
- Author, California Mediation and Arbitration blog
- Contributor, California Attorney's Fees blog, Daily Journal, Los Angeles Lawyer, and Orange County Lawyer
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil disputes involving business, employment, intellectual property, unfair competition/trade secrets, real estate, landlord-tenant, lender borrower, ADA, personal injury, neighbor/HOA and attorney’s feesEDUCATION & TRAINING
- UCSC (with honors)
- Johns Hopkins, M.A., PhD (Phi Beta Kappa)
- UCLA School of Law (Articles Editor)
- Pepperdine Mediating the Litigated Case course
- LA County Bar mediation course
Marc is available anywhere in the world via video conference and in person in Southern California and San Francisco.
