Mark E. Minyard
Top rated Family Law attorney in Newport Beach, California
Practice Areas:
Family Law,
Child Support,
Custody & Visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic Violence
Education Qualification:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence
1811 Quail St Newport BeachNewport Beach, California, 92660
First Admitted: 1976, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.minyardmorris.com/lawyers/minyard
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Member of the Orange County Bar Association
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Association
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Orange County Bar Association's Family Law Section
- Member of the Orange County Bar Association’s Judiciary Committee (2012 – 2016), Investment Committee (2014 – present), Leadership Development Committee (2015 – present Nominations committee (2017)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Association’s Masters Division (2011 – present) and President 2019
- Chair of the Orange County Bar Association - Masters Division
- Founding Fellow of the Society of Fellows of the Orange County Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow of The American Bar Foundation
- Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers
- State Bar of California
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member of the Loyola Marymount University Centennial Society
- Served on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Association's Charitable Fund
- Loyola Law School Board of Directors (2008 to present)
- Board of Directors of the Public Law Center of Orange County (2005 to 2019)
- Serves on the Board of Trustees of Loyola Marymount University
- Served as a member of the Board of Trustees (2005 to 2019) of Project Youth OCBF where he held the positions of President and Treasurer
Honors/Awards:
- Spirit Award The Legal Aid Society of Orange County (2007)
- Orange County Bar Foundation’s Society of Fellows’ Distinguished Fellow’s Award (first recipient) - (2009)
- Anti-Defamation League's Marcus M. Kaufman Jurisprudence Award (2009)
- Distinguished Orange County Alumnus Award from Loyola Law School (2005)
- Voices for Justice Lifetime Achievement Award (2015) - Legal Aid Society of Orange County
- The only Orange County lawyer appointed by the State of California's Judicial Council to serve on the Elkins Family Law Task Force from (2008-2010)
- Listed in the Preeminent Bar Registry for 25 years
- AV Peer Review Rated (the highest rating) by Martindale.com
- Samuel W. Barnes Award (2014)
- Chambers HNW Listing 2019 and 2020
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers (USA) (2020)
- Stand for Justice Pro Bono Service Award (2016) - Levitt & Quinn
- Super Lawyers Top 50 Orange County Lawyers each year since its inception in 2004
- Listed in Best Lawyer - U.S. News/World Report Orange County – Family Law each year since 2003
- Best Lawyers in America - U.S. News & World Report - Orange County Family Law Lawyer of the Year 2009 and 2016
- Super Lawyers Top 100 Southern California Lawyer (out of 67,000) 2019 and 2020
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- From Consult to Trial - Demystifying the Preservation, Collection and Presentation of ESI in Family Law: Co-sponsored by the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists and Levitt & Quinn Public Law Center
- Panelist - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers on Life Insurance Issues in Family Law and Valuation of Difficult and Unique Assets
- Guest lecturer - UCI School of Law on Family Law Discovery
- Panelist - Family Law - Business Law Crossover Issues - J.A.M.S. / Orange County
- Author of family law articles for the California State Bar's CEB, the Orange County Lawyer, and the Orange County Business Journal
- Lecturer for State Bar of California Continuing Education of the Bar on the following family law topics: Fundamentals of Family Law; Dividing Property on Dissolution of Marriage; Family Law Litigation and Enforcement of Orders; Family Law Litigation; Dividing Property on Dissolution; Valuing Assets in Dissolution; Spousal and Child Support
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