$ 375-450 per hour
Mark T. Risner
About Mark
Biography
Private practice attorney with a simple approach: "Results with Integrity." Providing high quality legal services to individuals and corporations in the areas of business litigation, employment matters, settlement, negotiation and trial. I am always interested in working with established business organizations and start-ups.
Specialties:
* Buy-Sell Agreements,
* Enforceability-Opinion Letters,
* Employee/Employer Separation Agreements,
* Non-Disclosure and Non-Solicitation Agreements,
* Employment/Contract Litigation, Employer Defense,
* Wage & Hour Claims, and ERISA compliance and litigation.
The specialties listed here are not to be interpreted as official specialist designations from the State Bar of California.
DISCLAIMER: THE TESTIMONIALS BELOW DO NOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE, WARRANTY OR PREDICTION REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF ANY LEGAL MATTERS MR. RISNER OR THE LAW OFFICE OF MARK T. RISNER MAY UNDERTAKE IN THE FUTURE. ANY CORRESPONDENCE WITH THIS PROFILE HOLDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CLIENT/ATTORNEY RELATIONSHIP. NEITHER THE CONTENT ON THIS PROFILE NOR TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN YOU & THE PROFILE HOLDER THROUGH THIS PROFILE ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE LEGAL OR OTHER ADVICE OR TO CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Contingency
33%-45%
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in California for 29 years
State: California
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 27 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Location
LAW OFFICE OF MARK T. RISNER
1 Park Plaza, Suite 600, Irvine, CA, 92614
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Consumer Protection
Posted by Linda | March 29, 2026 | Consumer Protection
Highly Recommend - Knowledgeable Attorney
I reached out to Mark Risner via email. I inquired about guidance and laws for consumers. He responded very quickly and thoroughly. I appreciated him sharing his knowledge on every scenario about my inquiry. He offered to further assist if the business that I was inquiring about continued to violate ...
Mark T. Risner's Lawyer Endorsements
"Mark is a skilled, strategic, and professional attorney providing a wide array of business and corporate legal services. He is well-versed in litigation and transactional work to include areas of specialization: ERISA, and general counsel services. Highly recommended!"
"I endorse this lawyer. Mark Risner is a great attorney. He is focused and will do his best to help the client and his colleagues. I am content to have had the opportunity to work with him and would recommend him to my clients and colleagues."
"Mark is an outstanding lawyer. He has high ethics and takes into account the client's whole interests in giving advice. I wholeheartedly endorse Mark."
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"I've known Mark for over 20 years. He is a careful but aggressive litigator, comfortable trying cases, and experienced in a wide variety of civil areas. I endorse this lawyer's work."
"Mark is a very talented attorney and a complete professional. I have not hesitated in recommending Mark to any of my clients"
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Experience
Honors
N/A
General Counsel Awards - 2013 Nominee, Orange County Business Journal
Work Experience
2002 - Present
Principal, Law Office of Mark T Risner
1998 - 2001
Attorney, Seguin & Paul, LLP
Associations
State Bar of California
Member
District of Columbia Bar
Member
Education
1995
University of Tulsa College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
University of Southern California
AB - Applied Baccalaureate
Speaking Engagements
2017
THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENTS OF BUSINESS
Ethical and Legal Issues in Employment: Part 2
2017
THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENTS OF BUSINESS
Ethical and Legal Issues in Employment, Part 1
Publications
2015
LinkedIn
Is Your Car a "Lemon" or a Duck?
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
My husband and I have been married 46 yrs in Calif. He recently rolled his 401k and profit sharing over to a investment firm for
09 Apr 2018
Q&A
Can my former employer be held liable for not paying withholding for taxes?
23 Mar 2018
Q&A
Should I sign Stipulation for Judgment?
21 Mar 2018