Mark Ressa
Mark Ressa
San Ramon
California (CA)
Family Law
Profile
Mark Ressa was admitted to the California Bar in 1979 and the Federal Bar in 1985. He limits his practice exclusively to family law matters including complex litigation, spousal and child support, paternity, high conflict custody disputes and domestic violence.
His office is located in San Ramon and practices primarily in the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Solano.
He is a member of the Family Law Section Executive Committee of the California State Bar (2008-2013), Chair (2012-2013), Vice-Chair (2011-2012), Legislation Chair (2010-2011), Vice Legislation Chair (2009-2010), Editor of the Family Law Section's eNews (2008-2010) and Vice-Chair for the Family Law Section's Online Continuing Education (2008-2009). He is a member of the State Bar Social Media Task Force (2010-2012) that is responsible for launching FaceBook™ and Twitter™ sites for the State Bar Sections.
Prior to his appointment to FLEXCOM, he served as Chair (2006-2008) and Vice-Chair (2005-2006) of the State Bar Family Law Section’s Bay Area Regional Standing Committee, formerly known as Financial Issues North. He is a member of the state and local bar associations.
Mr. Ressa created and marketed the first Windows™ based child / spousal support calculation program to be certified for court use by the California Judicial Council, SupportPro™ from 1994 to 1998.
He served with other software providers, including family law luminaries Steve Adams, Garrett Dailey and George Norton, to advise the California Judicial Council on the standards to be applied for the use of software in courtrooms. Mr. Ressa co-founded Legal dot Net in 1995, internationally recognized as one of the first leading web sites to serve the needs of legal consumers as well as legal professionals (rated a World Top 100 website in 1996).
Mr. Ressa’s interest in social media has resulted in one of the most followed Twitter™ sites for a practicing attorney, @BayAreaDivorce with over 195 thousand followers and #1 on the “November 2012 Top 100 Lawyers to Follow on Twitter” list (http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/4492/November-2012-Top-100-Lawyers-to-Follow-on-Twitter.html).
In the 1990’s he lectured to various bar associations, including Inns of Court, the Orange County Bar Association, and the Orange County Women Lawyers Association. In 2008 and 2009 he taught for the State Bar’s SEI (Section Education Institute) and the State Bar Family Law Section.
In September 2010 he presented for the Family Law Section at the Annual Convention and in November 2010 for CEB (Continuing Education of the Bar).
He taught for LEI (Law Education Institute) in Vail, Colorado (January 2011), ACFLS (Association for California Family Law Specialists) in Palm Desert for The Spring Seminar (April 2011), The Nevada Judicial Education Symposium in Reno, Nevada (April 2011), State Bar - Solo and Small Practice Summit in Anaheim (June 2011) and the 84th Annual Meeting for the California Bar in Long Beach (September 2011).
He presented again at the State Bar - Solo and Small Practice Summit in Long Beach (June 2012) and at the 85th Annual Meeting for the California Bar in Monterey (October 2012). He also presented for the ACFLS Sacramento and Bay Area (August and October 2012 respectively).
Years of Selection
• Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2012
About Mark Ressa
Admitted: 1979, California
Professional Webpage: www.bayareadivorce.com/about.php?landing=bios
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chair - Family Law Executive Committee (FLEXCOM) for the California State Bar (2012-2013)
- Family Law Executive Committee (FLEXCOM) of the California State Bar (2008-2013)
- Vice-Chair - Family Law Executive Committee (FLEXCOM) for the California State Bar (2011-2012)
- Member of the State Bar Social Media Task Force. (2010-2012)
- FLEXCOM Legislation Chair. (2010-2011)
- FLEXCOM Vice Legislation Chair, Editor of the Family Law Section eNews, Family Law Section Webmaster. (2009-2010)
- Editor of the Family Law Section's (FLEXCOM) eNews (2008-2010)
- Vice-Chair Legislation for FL Section's Executive Committee (FLEXCOM) (2009-2010)
- Editor of the Family Law Section's (FLEXCOM) eNews (2009-2010)
- Vice-Chair for the Family Law Section's (FLEXCOM) Online Continuing Education (2008-2009)
- Chair (2006-2008) and Vice-Chair (2005-2006) of the State Bar Family Law Section's Bay Area Regional Standing Committee, formerly known as Financial Issues North
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Speaker, "Social Media - It’s All About ME(E), Marketing, Ethics & Evidence", ACFLS Bay Area & Sacramento (Aug & Oct), 2012
- Moderator / Speaker, "Family Law Basics – Interview to Temp Orders,” California Bar, 85th California State Bar Annual Meeting - Monterey, CA, 2012
- Article for the ‘Family Law News’ – Family Law Section of the California Bar, “Social Media for Lawyers – Part Two, Ethical Considerations by Mark Ressa, Esq.” (March 2012)
- Article for the ‘Family Law News’ – Family Law Section of the California Bar, “Social Media for Lawyers – Part One, Best Practices by Mark Ressa, Esq.” (January 2012)
- Moderator / Speaker, “Family Law Basics – Interview to Temp Orders,” California Bar – Solo & Small Firm Summit (Long Beach) June 2012
- Moderator / Speaker, “Family Law – Nuts & Bolts,” California Bar – 84th Annual Meeting (Long Beach) September 2011
- Moderator / Speaker, “Family Law – Nuts & Bolts,” California Bar – Solo and Small Firm Summit,” (Anaheim) June 2011
- Speaker / Presenter, “Social Media and E-Discovery in Family Law Courtrooms,” The Nevada Judicial Education Symposium (Reno, NV) April 2011
- Speaker / Presenter, “Social Media and E-Discovery in Family Law Courtrooms,” Association for California Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) – Spring Seminar (Indian Wells, CA) April 2011
- Speaker / Presenter, “Social Media – Ethics, Evidence and Marketing,” Law Education Institute (LEI) – National CLE Conference (Vail, Colorado) January 2011
- Speaker / Presenter, “Social Media – Marketing, Ethics & Evidence,” Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) – Family Law Conference (San Francisco) November 2010
- Moderator / Speaker, “Social Media for Lawyers,” California Bar - Annual Meeting (Monterey) September 2010
- Moderator / Speaker, “Imputing Income for Purposes of Child and Spousal Support,” California Bar - Section Education Institute (Berkley) January 2009
- Moderator / Speaker - “Family Law – Nuts and Bolts,” California Bar - Section Education Institute (San Diego) 2008
Newsletters:
- Editor of Family Law Section (i.e., for the California Bar) eNews, published to 3,500+ Family Law Section Members to the California Bar. (2008-2010)
Educational Background:
- Whittier College, School of Law (Los Angeles, California), Juris Doctor (1979). Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan) Bachelor of Arts, major in history (1975).
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