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Mark Shank

Diamond McCarthy, LLP

“Discrimination Mediator”

Dallas, Texas

Core Practice Areas

4 Verticals
✓Employment Discrimination
✓Workplace Harassment
✓Wage & Hour Claims
✓Wrongful Termination
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

Neutral Profile

With his remarkably broad background in high-stakes controversies, Mark Shank transitioned his practice focus toward alternate dispute resolution, regularly serving as an arbitrator or mediator in a wide range of business and employment disputes. He is a licensed AAA arbitrator and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – two of the most prestigious ADR professional organizations. Clients also call on Mark to serve as an independent investigator in corporate malfeasance and workplace misconduct matters. Mark has been an arbitrator and mediator for more than 20 years, helping resolve hundreds of disputes involving all areas of litigation. For 10 years Mark was an adjunct professor, teaching employment law and law office management at SMU Law School. He has also done several investigations of alleged wrongful workplace conduct and has testified as an expert witness on workplace issues and recovery of attorney fees. In addition to being named to the Texas Chapter of NADN, Mark has been named a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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License

Attorney

Education

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

LL.M.

Class of 1984

University of Missouri Columbia School of Law

J.D.

Class of 1979

Southwest Missouri State University

B.S.

Class of 1976

Work History

1 Position

Adjunct Professor

SMU Law School

Teaching employment law and law office management for 10 years.

Honors & Recognition

4 Honors

Fellow

College of Commercial Arbitrators

2018

Fellow (2018-Present)

Fellow

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

2018

Fellow (2018 to Present)

Fellow

College of Labor and Employment Law

2008

President

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

1986

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