ADR Services Include:Mediation; Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Med-Arb; Discovery Referee; Special Master; ADR Training/CME
Mark E. Lassiter has substantive case experience in the following areas...
 Automotive |
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Banking & Finance |
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Commercial/Business |
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Community Associations |
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Condominiums |
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Construction |
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Contract Disputes |
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Debt/Foreclosure |
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Employment |
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Family Businesses |
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Insurance |
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Landlord/Tenant |
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Legal Malpractice |
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Mergers & Acquisitions |
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Non-profit Organizations |
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Partnerships |
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Premises Liability |
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Professional Fees |
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Professional Liability |
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Professional Malpractice |
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Professional Negligence |
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Real Estate |
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Religious Institutions |
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Shareholder Disputes |
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Software |
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Technology |
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Title Disputes |
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BIOGRAPHICAL:Mr. Lassiter became an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association1 (the AAA) in 1992, and serves as a member of its Commercial, Construction Industry and Large and Complex Case Panels. Mr. Lassiter has extensive experience in arbitrations administered by the AAA as both an arbitrator and counsel for various parties, including arbitrator appointments in AAA matters in California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Nevada in dozens of disputes relating to a wide variety of dispute types, including Construction litigation, Business & Employment cases, Technology and e-Commerce, Real Estate and many other matters.
EDUCATION:
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Loyola Law School, J.D., 1983
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University of California at Los Angeles, cum laude, B.A., 1980
ADR TRAINING:
AAA Arbitrator Continuing Education (ACE) program ACE002 Managing Cases with Self-Represented Parties, Miami, 3/06; Motions to Vacate: What They Tell Us About Arbitration Awards, Miami, 3/06; Discovery & Evidence in Arbitration, Miami, 3/06; Impasse Strategies for Complex Mediation, Miami, 3/06; AAA's Basic (i.e., 40 Hour) Mediation Training, Phoenix, 10/05; Peacemaker Ministries' Certification (Arbitration) Practicum and its Reconciler (Conflict Coaching) Training Program, Dallas, 9/05; AAA's Arbitrator Update 2005, Palm Springs, 3/05; AAA's Innovations in Presenting Evidence in Construction Arbitration, Palm Springs, 3/05; AAA's Best Practices for Arbitrating Large and Complex Cases, Palm Springs, 3/05; AAA's Topical Issues in Construction Arbitration, Palm Springs, 3/05; Facilitator, AAA ACE004 program Dealing with Delay Tactics, Phoenix, 2/05; AAA's Arbitrator Update 2004, San Antonio, 3/04; ACE003 - Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosure, San Antonio, 3/04; AAA's ACE001 - Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards, Scottsdale, 1/03; AAA's Arbitrator Update 2003, Scottsdale, 1/03; AAA's Practical Aspects of Mediating Multi-Party Disputes, Scottsdale, 1/03; AAA s Working with the AAA's Case Management Center Staff, Scottsdale, 1/03; Peacemaker Ministries' Reconciler (Mediation) Training Program, Scottsdale, 10/02; AAA's Commercial/Construction Arbitrator II Training on Advanced Case Management Issues, Phoenix, 11/01; AAA's e-Commerce Group Supplementary Training for Online Procedures, Los Angeles, 7/01; AAA's Effective Construction Conflict Management Member Training, Phoenix, 3/00; AAA's Commercial Arbitrator Training, Orlando, 10/98; AAA Construction Arbitrator Training, Orlando, 10/98; State Bar of Arizona, Becoming a Skillful Arbitrator, Phoenix, 12/96; Pepperdine Institute for Dispute Resolution/California Continuing Education of the Bar, Resolving Commercial Disputes Without Trial, Los Angeles, 9/92; AAA Basic and Advanced Arbitrator Training, Los Angeles, 4/92; California Continuing Education of the Bar, Contractual Arbitration, Los Angeles, 3/92; AAA Hearing Chair Training, Los Angeles, 3/92.
Memberships & Affiliations
- State Bar of Arizona, ADR Law Section (Executive Committee, 2007-2009; Member [former Co-Chair], Legislative Affairs Subcommittee; Chair, Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee)
- State Bar of Arizona, Business Law Section
- State Bar of Arizona, Construction Law Section
- State Bar of Arizona, Real Estate Law Section
- Member, e-Courtroom Committee of the Maricopa County Superior Court, 2000-2001
Rates$350.00 per hour. Hourly rate applies to preliminary hearings, conference calls, and correspondence with counsel and/or other case administrative staff, reading time & writing awards. Willing to serve throughout the U.S. Will bill for out-of-pocket expenses, but WILL NOT BILL FOR TRAVEL TIME. Cancellation/postponement policy: If any hearing dates are cancelled or continued for any reason, and written notice of same is not received at least 10 business days before the first hearing date, then 4 hours will be billed for each cancelled hearing day.
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