About Mark
Licenses
Licensed in California for 39 years
State: California
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 39 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2010
Florida Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Florida Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Florida Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Florida Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2002
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2001
Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Florida Bar
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Appellate Court Judge, Florida Fourth District Court Of Appeal
2011 - 2013
Circuit Court Judge, Florida 19th Judicial Circuit
1986 - 2011
Shareholder, Sonneborn Rutter Cooney & Klingensmith PA
Associations
2011 - Present
University of Florida Law Center AssociationMember, Board of Trustees
2008 - Present
Boy Scouts of AmericaDistrict Chairman
1999 - Present
Martin County Bar AssociationMember
1985 - Present
Florida Blue KeyMember
2011 - 2013
St. Lucie County Childrens Services CouncilMember
2011 - 2013
Roundtable of St. Lucie CountyMember
2010 - 2011
Sewall's Point, FLMayor
2010 - 2011
Republican Party of FloridaChairman, Constitution & Rules Committee
2009 - 2010
Sewall’s Point, FLVice Mayor
2008 - 2011
Martin County Republican PartyChairman
2008 - 2009
Sewall's Point, FLCommissioner
2006 - 2007
University of Florida Law Alumni CouncilPresident
2006 - 2014
Inns of Court, Martin CountyMaster
1996 - 1997
Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council, Inc.President
Education
1985
JD - Juris Doctor
1982
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2014
Appellate Panel
2013
Medical Malpractice
2012
View From The Bench
2012
Opening Statements
Publications
2014
2013
2006
1999
1998
1998
1997
1996
1986
Languages
English