2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Mark W. Hansen

Mark Hansen

Law Office of Mark W. Hansen
225 Broadway, Suite 2100
San Diego, CA 92101

San Diego

California (CA)

T: 619-525-9950
F: 619-525-9951
Industry Groups: J. Reuben Clark Law Society, State Bar Litigation Section

Practice Areas

Insurance Coverage

General Litigation

Professional Liability: Defense

Selected To

• San Diego Super Lawyers 2011
• San Diego Super Lawyers 2010

Profile

Mark Hansen represents mostly insurers, but sometimes the insured, in bad faith and coverage litigation. He also defends lawyers and financial advisors from malpractice claims. Clients on both sides of serious personal injury claims vouch for his skills.

Recognized as a skilled and ethical attorney, he made the San Diego Super Lawyers® list in 2010 and 2011, and has been continuously AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for 17 years. Before forming his own firm in 2008, he was a partner in the insurance litigation group at Luce Forward, where he spent 26 years. 

Hansen is an Order of the Coif graduate of BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he served as the Law Review’s editor-in-chief. A former law clerk of Judge J. Clifford Wallace, he served as Chair of the State Bar’s Litigation Section in 1995-96, and was the second Editor-in-Chief of California Litigation.

About Mark Hansen

Law School: Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School

Admitted: 1982, California

Professional Webpage: mhansenlaw.com/biography/

Honors and Awards:

  • "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 1995 - Present

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Chair, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, San Diego Chapter, 2000-2002
  • Advisor, State Bar of California, Litigation Section, 1995-1997
  • Executive Committee, State Bar of California, Litigation Section, 1991-1995
  • Chair, State Bar of California, Litigation Section, 1994-1995

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Editor-in-Chief, California Litigation , 1989-1991    
  • Co-Author, "California Litigation Review: Review of 1998 Legislation and Developments" (Litigation Section of State Bar of California, 1998)
  • Speaker, "Hot Topics in California Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Law," The Lorman Group, Dec. 3, 2002 (all-day seminar)
  • Speaker, "Recent Developments in California Insurance Law," S.D. County Bar Ass'n, Jan. 28, 2003
  • Speaker, "Trial Practice Techniques & Strategies," J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Oct. 13, 2009

Representative Clients:

  • Numerous individuals in personal injury claims arising from auto accidents, product failures, and government tort liability.
  • Various law firms (who prefer to remain confidential)
  • Allstate Insurance Co. and subsidiaries - Insurance coverage and defense of Allstate Life Insurance Companies in suits related to annuities and other financial products
  • GEICO - Handles insurance bad faith and coverage matters throughout California
Call me at 619-525-9950

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