MARK D. LANSING
**** * ******** ******, *********, VA 22206
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dickinson Wright PLLC 08/2017-Present
Partner, Full Time (> 50 Hours/ week)
Manage client matters and firm management. Instruct and supervise associates, establish standard operating procedures and policies. Evaluate and supervise case intake and litigation. Try civil cases in both state and federal courts. Appellate practice includes preparing record, writing briefs and oral argument. Litigation involves tax controversy, contract claims, employee benefits, and real property tax representation. Responsible for all aspects of case litigation, including development of litigation strategy, drafting pleadings and motions, conducting oral argument, conducting informal and formal discovery, negotiating settlements, and trying cases. Frequent author of published articles and present or teach courses. Barclay Damon, LLP (f/k/a Hiscock & Barclay, LLP), 80 State Street, Albany, New York 12207 01/2001-08/2017 Partner, Full Time (> 50 Hours/ week)
Manage client matters and firm management. Instruct and supervise associates, establish standard operating procedures and policies. Evaluate and supervise case intake and litigation. Try civil cases in both state and federal courts. Appellate practice includes preparing record, writing briefs and oral argument. Litigation involves tax controversy, contract claims, employee benefits, and real property tax representation. Responsible for all aspects of case litigation, including development of litigation strategy, drafting pleadings and motions, conducting oral argument, conducting informal and formal discovery, negotiating settlements, and trying cases. Frequent author of published articles and present or teach courses. Participate in law firm management.
Helm, Shapiro, Anito & McCale, P.C., 20 Corporate Woods Boulevard, Albany, New York 12211 Supervisor: Joseph McCale (deceased), Lawrence A. Zimmerman 518-***-**** Shareholder, Full Time (>50 hours/week) 04/1993-12/2000 Manage general commercial litigation section, including instruction and supervision of associates, establishment of standard operating procedures and policies. Evaluated and supervised case intake and litigation, including trials and appeals. Appellate practice included preparing record, writing briefs and oral argument. Tried civil cases in both state and federal courts. Responsible for all aspects of case litigation, including development of litigation strategy, drafting pleadings and motions, conducting oral argument, conducting informal and formal discovery, negotiating settlements, and trying cases. Litigation involved tax controversy, contract claims, franchise issues, employment benefits, real property tax, surrogate, discrimination (age and race), trademark and general commercial representation. Representation included large energy and telecommunication companies.
U.S. Department Of Justice, Tax Division, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530
202-***-**** Supervisor: D. Patrick Mullarkey
Trial Attorney, Full Time (> 50 Hours/ week) 01/1989-03/1993 Tried jury and bench trials in United States District Courts in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New York and Indiana. Responsible for all aspects of litigation (see above), as well as collecting judgments. Honors and Activities 1991
Received United States Department of Justice Award for Outstanding Attorney; attended Attorney General’s Trial Advocacy Institute.
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Fort Ord, Monterey, California Trial Counsel/Claims Judge Advocate 01/1986-01/1989 Tried court-martial trials and administrative hearings. Responsible for all aspects of litigation. Also represented United States in administrative tort actions, primarily in medical malpractice and vehicle accident cases, under both the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Medical Care Recovery Act. Served as Chief of Military Justice and Chief of Civil Claims. Honors: Awarded Meritorious Service Medal.
EDUCATION
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy New York
MBA 05/1998
Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York JD 05/1985
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy New York
B.S., Management (six year accelerated management-law program), Minor in economics 05/1983 PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS
New York State Bar (1985); District of Columbia Bar (1989); Massachusetts Bar (2008); Virginia Bar (2016); United States District Courts for Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of New York; New York State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association and Massachusetts Bar Association