First Admitted: 1976, California

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

Mark E. Minyard