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Mark Lassiter Biography
I am an Arizona attorney, mediator, and arbitrator in my 42nd year of practice in the areas of business, real estate, construction, technology, and organizational dispute resolution. My peers have conferred on me various honors (e.g., AV Preeminent® rating with the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings system, Southwest Super Lawyer®, one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers® , the Best of Arizona Attorneys in the Area of Alternative Dispute Resolution in “Ranking Arizona” (2012), and Arizona’s Top Rated...
I am an Arizona attorney, mediator, and arbitrator in my 42nd year of practice in the areas of business, real estate, construction, technology, and organizational dispute resolution. My peers have conferred on me various honors (e.g., AV Preeminent® rating with the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings system, Southwest Super Lawyer®, one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers® , the Best of Arizona Attorneys in the Area of Alternative Dispute Resolution in “Ranking Arizona” (2012), and Arizona’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2014-present in the areas of ADR, Business and Commercial law in LEGAL LEADERS).
I am a Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, a professional mediator on the mediation panels of the American Arbitration Association and the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators. I have been an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution since 1992 and currently serve on the AAA’s Commercial, Construction, Large and Complex Case, Emergency Relief, and Consumer panels.
ADR Experience
I am an Arizona attorney, mediator, and arbitrator in my 42nd year of practice in the areas of business, real estate, construction, technology, and organizational dispute resolution. My peers have conferred on me various honors (e.g., AV Preeminent® rating with the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings system, Southwest Super Lawyer®, one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers® , the Best of Arizona Attorneys in the Area of Alternative Dispute Resolution in “Ranking Arizona” (2012), and Arizona’s Top Rated...
I am an Arizona attorney, mediator, and arbitrator in my 42nd year of practice in the areas of business, real estate, construction, technology, and organizational dispute resolution. My peers have conferred on me various honors (e.g., AV Preeminent® rating with the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings system, Southwest Super Lawyer®, one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers® , the Best of Arizona Attorneys in the Area of Alternative Dispute Resolution in “Ranking Arizona” (2012), and Arizona’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2014-present in the areas of ADR, Business and Commercial law in LEGAL LEADERS).
I am a Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, a professional mediator on the mediation panels of the American Arbitration Association and the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators. I have been an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution since 1992 and currently serve on the AAA’s Commercial, Construction, Large and Complex Case, Emergency Relief, and Consumer panels.
As a "resolutionary," I've helped parties resolve their disputes outside of the court system for over 33 years, including the mediation of disputes relating to: <strong>commercial</strong> breach of contract claims; breaches of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of <strong>trade secrets, unfair competition</strong> and other <strong>business torts</strong>; <strong>employment</strong> compensation and covenants not to compete; <strong>business insurance</strong> coverage disputes; business buy-sell and sale of <strong>business</strong> agreements; dissolutions of <strong>corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies (“LLCs”)</strong>; <strong>“business divorces”</strong> among partners, shareholders, members and other business owners and principals; <strong>construction</strong> contract claims arising from private commercial, industrial, retail and residential construction projects; <strong>commercial loan transactions</strong>; <strong>real estate purchase and sale contracts, commercial real estate leases</strong>, and the co-ownership of real property; and disputes involving <strong>electronic evidence discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“EED/ESI”)</strong>.
Approach
My approach is strongly practical and relational. It includes and combines both facilitative and evaluative approaches.
Areas of Practice
- Boundary Disputes
- Business
- Civil (general)
- Commercial
- Congregational
- Construction
- Contracts
- Faith Based
- General
- Landlord - Tenant
- Online Civil
- Online Mediation
- Organizational
- Partnership
- Professional Fees
- Real Estate
- Technology
Additional Services
- Advanced Mediation Trainer
- Arbitrator
- Mediation Consultant
- Mediation Trainer
- Mediator-Arbitrator
- Online Arbitrator
- Representational Lawyer
Languages Spoken
- English
Liability Insurance
Yes