Mark D. Svejda

Mark has practiced law in Arizona since 1986. Mark was born on July 1, 1959 and grew up on a farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. (with honors) in 1981. He also was selected to Phi Beta Kappa. Mark received an M.P.A. (Masters of Public Administration) from Iowa in 1982.

After working in the public sector for one year, Mark attended the University of Iowa College of Law where he graduated in 1986. While at the University of Iowa College of Law, Mark served as Executive Editor of the Journal of Corporation Law and was the co-author of "Empirical Research Project, Statutory Needs of Close Operations -- An Empirical Study: Special Close Corporation Legislation or Flexible General Corporation Law?" 10 J. Corp. L. 849 (Summer 1985).

Mark is licensed to practice before all Arizona state courts as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mark practices in the areas of:

	Commercial Litigation
	Real Estate
	Consumer Class Actions
	Business Law

Reported cases in which Mark was counsel include:

	LaPrade v. LaPrade, 189 Ariz. 243, 941 P.2d 1268, 247 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3 (Ariz., July 8, 1997) (No. CV-96-0543-PR)
	Deutsche Credit Corp. v. Case Power & Equipment Co., 179 Ariz. 155, 876 P.2d 1190, 24 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 652 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, June 28, 1994) (No. 1 CA-CV-91-0653)
	Seafirst Corp. v. Arizona Dept. of Revenue, 172 Ariz. 54, 833 P.2d 725 (Ariz. Tax, May 22, 1992) (No. TX-90-00871)
	Rotter v. Coconino County, 169 Ariz. 269, 818 P.2d 704 (Ariz., Oct 3, 1991) (No. CV-90-0327-PR)
	Rotter v. Coconino County, 167 Ariz. 198, 805 P.2d 1019 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, June 29, 1990) (No. 1-CA-CV-88-566)
	In re Lenke, 249 B.R. 1 (Bankr.D.Ariz. May 17, 2000) (Bankr. No. 96-02098-PHX-RJH) (Adv. No. 00-00167)
	Carron v. Maxwell, 48 F.Supp.2d 932 (D.Ariz. March 2, 1999) (No. CIV-98-0946-PHX-ROS)

Mark lives in Scottsdale with his wife Eva and three sons, Sean, Max and Sam. Mark's interests include his family, baking anything sweet, classic automobiles and sports. Because Mark is an avid baker, he has included a special section on this website for his Recipe of the Month. Please visit our web site on a monthly basis for a new selection.

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