Neutrals Massachusetts

Education
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut, BS Accounting
New England School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts
Graduated: June 1976
University of Bridgeport
1967 to 1971
Bridgeport, Connecticut Bachelor of Science Major: Accounting
Minor: Economics
Admission to Practice
Passed Massachusetts Bar Examination: November 1976
Admitted to Massachusetts Bar: December 1976
Professional
January 1977 to present
Self employed as an attorney in Brockton, MA, involved in all phases of civil and probate litigation. Main areas of practice include personal injury, divorce and probate.
January 1990 to present
Arbitration and mediation of personal injury claims for Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, (CMCI), 130 Liberty Street, Brockton, for numerous insurance companies including Safety, Commerce, Liberty Mutual, Hanover and Arbella
January 1985 to January 1990
Arbitration of personal injury claims for American Arbitration Association. Certified as an arbitrator for AAA after attending training course.
Personal
American Jurisprudence Award
1975 – Conflicts of Law
1976 – Jurisdiction

Education
Wheaton College
Norton, MA
B.A. 1964
Boston College Law School
Boston, MA
J.D. 1967
Professional
2006 – Present
Senior Mediator and Arbitrator, Commonwealth Mediation & Conciliation, Inc., Brockton, MA
2004 – 2006
Associate Justice of the Superior Court
1999 – 2004
Chief Justice of the Superior Court
1990 – 1992
Regional Administrative Justice, Plymouth County
1985 – 1999
Associate Justice of the Superior Court
1979 – 1985
Partner, Boorstein & DelVecchio, 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
1969 – 1979
Assistant Corporation Counsel, Law Department, City of Boston, Boston, MA
1967 – 1969
Staff Attorney, Boston Legal Aid Society, 14 Somerset Street, Boston, MA
1993 – Present
Adjunct Professor School of Law, Boston University Law School
Affiliations
Massachusetts Bar Association
Plymouth County Bar Association
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Secretary, 1981-1985
Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers, President, 1982-1983
Publications
1970
Annual Survey of Massachusetts Law
Chapter entitled “Environmental Law”
Co-author with Richard J. Johnson
1986
Handbook of Family Law – Published by MCLE-NELI
Child Support Chapter
Co-author with Peter Zupkovska
Personal
Honorary Degree
2000
Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from Suffolk University School of Law
2004
Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from New England School of Law
Awards
1990
Brass Gravel Award presented by the Plymouth County Bar Association
1993
Judicial Merit Award presented by Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
Distinguished Jurist Award presented by Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers
2000
Distinguished Jurist Award from Essex County Bar Association
Jurist of the Year Award from Justinian Law Society
2002
Leadership Award from Middlesex County Bar Association
2004
Alumnus of the Year Award from Boston College Law School
Outstanding Alumna Award from Wheaton College

Education

Georgetown University, Magna Cum Laude, 1976
Georgetown University Law Center, Cum Laude, 1979

Work Experience

Wynn & Wynn, P.C. – 1979 to 1995
Karsner & Meehan, P.C. -.1995 to 2020

Professional

Mark has specialized in all types of personal injury and insurance claims. He has represented Plaintiffs, insurers, and self-insureds.

Mark began his career at Wynn & Wynn, P.C. He was Chairman of the Litigation Department for several years. Mark opened his own office in 1995. He continued his representation of Plaintiffs, insurers and self-insureds in all manners of personal injury claims.

Mark has taken over 100 cases to a jury verdict. He has lectured on such topics as trial technique, insurance law, and mediation.

He began his career as a neutral 25 years ago in 1995. He has mediated and arbitrated over a thousand cases. The vast majority are in the field of personal injury, but he has also handled business disputes.

Education
1979 J.D., Suffolk University Law School
1970 M.A., University of Connecticut
1968 A.B., Emmanuel College
Admission to Practice
U.S. District Court, 1980
Massachusetts Bar, 1979
Professional
1997 – present
Private practice; Of Counsel, the Law Office of Drew Elinoff; plaintiffs’ and defense litigation
1980 – 1997
Trial Attorney; handling a variety of personal injury and property damage lawsuits in general liability, automobile, product liability, 176D and 93A, including pleadings, discovery, trial and appeal; preparation of reports, opinion papers, memoranda of law, reports of educational seminar material for clients and colleagues; arbitrator of cases, sole and as a tribunal member; mediator in the Stoughton Conciliation/Mediation Program
1978 – 1980
Division Claim Examiner; responsible for overseeing the handling of large or complex claims, evaluating their potential, and directing the course of investigation, discovery, settlement or trial of those cases; instructor in claim staff seminars
1972 – 1978
Division Claim Educator; responsible for training and evaluating newly employed claim adjusters, developing course materials and seminars for staff education in matters affecting policy content and claim handling procedures, reviewing and analyzing legislation affecting insurance, participation in industry conferences, Claim Manager’s Council meetings, instructor at Certified Insurance Counselor program at Dartmouth, organizing and developing agenda and material for Branch Claim Managers’ meetings
1969 – 1972
Claim Adjuster; responsible for handling a variety of bodily injury, no-fault, and property damage claims, including investigation and evaluation of coverage, liability, and damages, negotiation, settlement or other disposition
Affiliations
Massachusetts Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Arbitration Association

Education
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. B.A. Government
University of Fribourg , Switzerland (Junior year abroad)
Boston State College, Boston, MA M.Ed. Urban Education
Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA J.D. / Cum Laude / Law Review

Professional
2001-present: Massachusetts Superior Court, Associate Justice of this court of general and equitable jurisdiction, involved in the trial of serious crimes, and civil litigation involving claims of damages in excess of $25,000.00.

1988-2001 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
From list of Approved Attorneys, represented indigent Defendants on murder indictments.

1980-2001 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
From list of Approved Attorneys, represented indigent Defendants on serious felony indictments.

1981-2001 Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society
Labor counsel to Detective’s Unit of Boston City Police Department; Appeared in criminal courts, and before federal and state grand juries on charges of improper conduct, including, excessive force, wrongful death, perjury, neglect of duty, and assorted other allegations; Appeared before State Labor Relations Commission, Civil Service Commission, Division of Administrative Law Appeals, and State and Federal Courts.

1979-1999 Service Employees International Union Local 254, Boston, MA
Staff counsel to union representing Massachusetts Trial Court employees.

1977-1986 State Advisory Commission for Special Education, Boston, MA
Legal counsel to school administrator/parent council, with statutory authority to review appropriateness of placements and programs of special needs students pursuant to Federal and State Statutes (P.L. 94-142 and ch. “766″).

1977-2001  Muse and Muse, Boston, MA
General trial practice involving criminal, civil and employment law litigation.

1977-1979 Middlesex County Indigent Defender, Cambridge, MA
Represented indigents charged with misdemeanor and felonies in Eastern Middlesex County.

1970-1977 Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA: Teacher: Boston Latin School; East Boston High School; Lewis Middle School (Roxbury)