Biography: Mark Palley
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
Mark graduated with a B.A. from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1981 and a J.D. from U.C.L.A. School of Law (Order of the Coif) in
1985. After one year as an associate at
Tuttle & Taylor (later merged into Heller Ehrman), Mark clerked for Judge
Charles E. Wiggins (deceased) of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco. He worked for Steinhart &
Falconer (later merged into DLA Piper) until 1992, when he joined the Law
Office of Kennedy P. Richardson. With
Ken and one other lawyer, Mark founded Marion's Inn in 1996. He is
proud of the firm’s growth from humble beginnings to its present (still small)
size, as well as the firm’s work on behalf of Kaiser Permanente.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND
TEACHING: Mark served for several years
as a Judge Pro Tem of the small claims department of the Alameda County
Superior Court. In 1999 and 2000, Mark
worked as an adjunct Professor of Health Law at the University
of San Francisco, College of Professional
Studies. He has also served as an instructor in
programs on Discovery and Disclosure of Confidential Records in California, landlord-tenant law, and group-health-plan
bankruptcy law (to the California
Service Center).
PRACTICE AREAS: Since he began practicing in 1985 Mark has
handled a variety of civil cases at both the trial and appellate level. He has
broad experience in health law, commercial law, bankruptcy and collection, and
civil litigation.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: In addition to the California bar, Mark is a member of the bars
of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District
Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California.
LANGUAGES: Mark is conversationally at ease in Spanish
Email: mp@marionsinn.com
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