Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since April 22, 2005

Languages

• English(Primary)
• French(Primary)
• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Markham is a San Diego attorney who obtained his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1987.  After law school, he worked as an associate litigator in major international law firm (Coudert Brothers), where he learned to litigate antitrust cases, and in 1990 he established his own practice.  Since then he has become a skilled, experienced trial lawyer who mostly litigates antitrust cases, complex business disputes, and real estate controversies.  He is now a partner in the firm of Maldonado & Markham, LLP, which keeps offices in San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. (See below for more information about Mr. Markham's professional credentials).

Professional Experience: Mr. Markham has extensive experience litigating the following kinds of cases: Complex business disputes, antitrust matters, and real estate disputes.  If you wish to learn much more about Mr. Markham's particular experience, please refer to www.maldonadomarkham.com.

Legal Publications/Law Professor Work: Mr. Markham has written several articles on commercial and real estate law, which are widely read and have served as reference sources for other attorneys and the public at large.(See www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm.)

In addition, Mr. Markham has twice served on the side as an adjunct law professor while continuing to practice law on a full-time basis, offering one course at Hastings Law School in 1990 and another at Lincoln Law School in 1994.

Professional Credentials. Mr. Markham received his law degree in 1987 from Harvard Law School, and while there he served as an editor of the Harvard International Law Journal . After law school, he passed the California Bar exam on his first attempt and was admitted by petition to the DC Bar Association because of his qualifying high score on the California Bar exam.

In 1988 he became an associate attorney in one of the leading international firms of the time, Coudert Brothers, working in its San Francisco office. At Coudert he received his initial professional training and first learned to litigate major antitrust matters.

He established his own law practice in 1990. Since then he has evolved into a seasoned trial lawyer who mostly litigates real estate disputes and commercial matters in California. He enjoyed a short sabbatical from his work during part of 2001.

Language Skills.  Mr. Markham is completely fluent in English and French and can converse fluently in Spanish. He uses his language skills in order to confer with clients in their native language. He is admitted to practice law in California, Washington, D.C. and various federal courts. You can contact him directly at wm@maldonadomarkham.com

Areas of Practice

• Business and Real Estate Litigation 50%
• Antitrust Litigation 50%

Representative Clients

• Jensen Enterprises, Inc. (jensenprecast.com)
• Senior American Funding, Inc.
• Certified Escrow, Inc.
• Home Capital Funding
• FX Luminaire, Inc.
• Ms. Alison McFarlane and Ms. Susan Harper

Representative Cases

• Jensen Enterprises, Inc. v. AT&T, Inc., Case No. 06-CV-00247-SI (Northern District of California (federal court) 2006)
• Clark v. Quality Home Loans et al, 07 CV 0287 BEN BLM (Southern District of California (federal court) 2007)
• City of Santa Cruz v. Lau et al, Case No. CV 151983 (CA Sup. Ct., Santa Cruz Cty) (CA Superior Ct., Santa Cruz County 2005)
• Tamburo v. Lipari, Case No. 312202 (California Superior Court -- SF County 2000)
• In re the McFarlane Trusts, 06 CE PR 00210 (CA Superior Court -- Fresno County (Probate Litigation))

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, International Antitrust, Unfair Competition, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, International Transactions, Constitutional Law, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Speech, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• California, 1988
• District of Columbia, 1989
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2009

Honors and Awards

• Associate Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, 1987
• Staff Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, 1986
• Special Honors, Political Science, UC-Santa Barbara, 1984

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Law Professor -- Constitutional Law, Lincoln Law School, 1994
• Adjunct Law Professor -- Legal Advocacy and Legal Writing, Hastings Law School, 1990

Past Employment Positions

• Coudert Brothers (San Francisco), Associate Litigator, 1988 - 1990
• Ogilvy, Renault (Montreal), Summer Clerk, 1986

Education

• Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987
  JD
  
  Law Journal: Harvard International Law Journal, Associate Editor (1988-87), Staff Editor (1985-86)
• University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1984
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Highest Honors, Special Honors in Political Science
  Honors: Editorial Columnist, Daily Nexus
  Major: Political Science

References

• Kurt E. Wilson, Esq., Partner in Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth (408) 356-3000
• F. Laugier, Esq., Partner in RMKB (650) 780-1691

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Defense of Lender Liability Litigation (Contributor), 44 AmJur Trials 613, 1992
• An Overview of Antitrust Law, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2000
• Why Antitrust Matters, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2006
• Foreclosure Law in California and Related Matters, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2000
• An Overview of Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2000
• An Overview of Contract Law, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2002
• How to Litigate a Lawsuit, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2006
• Anatomy of a Lawsuit, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2007
• Using a Referee to Resolve Complex Accounting Issues, http://www.maldonadomarkham.com/articles.htm, 2006

Address

402 West Broadway
Ste. 2050
San Diego, CA 92101-3549

Office Hours

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Phones

(619) 221-4400 (Main)

Faxes

(619) 224-3974

Emails

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Websites

http://www.maldonadomarkham.com