Biography

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. 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 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 complete defense verdict in a partnership dispute where the client’s existence was at stake, and a complete defense verdict in an indemnity case where millions of dollars were at issue. His settlements include recovering $97 million in a breach of trust 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.The Daily Journal, the most widely read legal industry publication, named Mr. Wilson as one of California’s Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Mr. Wilson has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers® list since 2005. In 2017 – 2022, he was listed in the Super Lawyers® Top 50 Orange County List. Mr. Wilson was also listed in the Super Lawyers® Top 100 Southern California List in 2019-2022. Mr. Wilson was recognized as one of the elite trial attorneys in Orange County by OC Register Metro magazine. He achieved an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, denoting the highest level of professional excellence from his peers.

Practice Areas

• Business Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Real Estate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Trademarks
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Appeals & Appellate

Education

• Univ of Southern Calif
• Loyola Law School

Professional Experience

• Klein & Wilson
  Partner
  0
• California State Bar
  Deputy Trial Counsel
  2016

Awards

• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2022
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2022
• 2022 Top Professional Responsibility Lawyer-Plaintiffs' Legal Malpractice
  Daily Journal
  2022
• Top 50: 2021 Orange County Super Lawyers List
  Super Lawyers
  2022
• Top 100 Southern California List
  Super Lawyers
  2022
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2022
• Trial Lawyer of the Year - Trade Secrets Law
  Best Lawyers
  2021
• Top 100: 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers List
  Super Lawyers
  2021
• Top 50: 2021 Orange County Super Lawyers List
  Super Lawyers
  2021
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2021
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2021
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2021
• Top 100: 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers List
  Super Lawyers
  2020
• Top 50: 2020 Orange County Super Lawyers List
  Super Lawyer
  2020
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2020
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2020
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2020
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2019
• Trial Attorney of the Year - Legal Malpractice
  Orange County Trial Lawyers
  2019
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2019
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2019
• Top 50 in Orange County
  Super Lawyers
  2019
• Top 100 Southern California List
  Super Lawyers
  2019
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2018
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2018
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2018
• AV
  Martindale-Hubbell
  2018
• 10.0 Superb
  Avvo
  2018
• Top 5% in Orange and Los Angeles Counties
  Super Lawyers
  2018
• Top 50 in Orange County
  Super Lawyers
  2018
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2017
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2017
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2017
• Top 50 in Orange County
  Super Lawyers
  2017
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2016
• Best Law Firms
  U.S. News & World Report
  2016
• Top Lawyer
  Coast Magazine
  2016
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2016
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2015
• Best Lawyers
  U.S. News & World Report
  2015
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2014
• OC's Top Attorneys - Raising the Bar and Setting New Precedents
  OC Metro
  2013
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2013
• OC's Most Notable Lawyers
  OC Metro
  2012
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2012
• The Dean's List - OC's Top Attorneys
  OC Metro
  2011
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2011
• The Legal Eagles - OC's Top Attorneys
  OC Metro
  2010
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2010
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2009
• Super Lawyers®, Corporate Counsel Edition
  Super Lawyers
  2008
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2008
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2007
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2006
• Southern California Super Lawyers
  Super Lawyers
  2005
• America's Top 100 Attorneys
  America's Top 100 Attorneys
  0
• America's Top 100 Bet-The-Company Litigators
  Bet-The-Company Litigators
  0

Associations

• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Banyard Inn of Court
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Loyola Law School
• Orange County Bar Association - Business Litigation Section

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