William Markus Egerman

Biographical Background of Mark Egerman

Mark Egerman was born on August 18, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. He is married to Dr. Lynn Egerman and has two children, Kim Nemoy and Lee Egerman, both attorneys practicing in Los Angeles County. He is the proud grandfather of five grandchildren, Will and Max Nemoy and Evan, Aidan, and Sydney Egerman.

Mark Egerman completed the four year course of study for a B.A. degree in 1963 at UCLA in three years. He completed the three year course of study at UCLA School of Law in two and a half years and received his Juris Doctorate in February, 1966. Mr. Egerman finished first in his graduating class at UCLA School of Law, was a Senior Editor of the UCLA Law Review, and was awarded the highest law school scholastic honor of Order of the Coif. Mr. Egerman is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the United States District Court, Central District of California and all courts of the State of California.

Since his admission to practice law in 1966, Mr. Egerman has specialized in all aspects of real property law, land entitlements, estate planning, business transactions, and complex business litigation. During his legal career, he has participated as legal counsel in numerous multi-million dollar transactions and tried numerous complex civil litigation cases, several of which lasted many months. Over the past forty-eight years, he has also served as judge pro-tem in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Van Nuys, and Encino Municipal Courts, as a referee under the appointment of the Honorable William Rea, and as an arbitrator on numerous occasions in commercial, business, and attorneys’ fee disputes. Mark Egerman is rated "a.v." by Martindale Hubble, a national publication of attorneys, which is the highest rating given for professional qualifications and ethics.

Mark Egerman served as Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills in 2004-2005 and 2001-2002. He served two terms on the Beverly Hills City Council from March, 1997, through March, 2005. Prior to his election to the City Council, he served for seven years on the Public Works Commission of the City of Beverly Hills and had the distinction of being its first Chairperson. In 2007, he served as Co-Chair of the Mass Transit Committee of the City of Beverly Hills. Mark Egerman was also elected to the Beverly Hills Board of Education and was its President in 1987. He has served on the legal committee of the Beverly Hills Unified School District, and as President and Chairman of the Board of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation. He is also a founding member of Beverly Hills Arrive Alive, Police and Community Together, and the Citizens’ Emergency Response Training Program for the City of Beverly Hills. In addition to his regular legal practice, Mark Egerman is a Board Member and on the Executive Committee of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of the Beverly Hills Police Foundation, and is President, a Board Member, and on the Executive Committee of the Jewish National Fund Los Angeles.