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Mark Finkelstein
Smith More & Leatherwood
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Biography
Mark is recognized for excellence by many peer rating organizations such as Best Lawyers in American and Super Lawyers. He is a former president of the Chief Justice Susie M. Sharp Inn of Court and the 2015 president of the 10th Judicial District which comprises all of Wake County including Raleigh and much of Research Triangle Park (RTP)
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Antitrust Law
- Health Care Law
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Additional Practice Areas
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina
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- United States Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
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- United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
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- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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- United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
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- United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
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- United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina
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- United States Supreme Court
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Professional Experience
- Smith More & Leatherwood
- Current
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D
- with honors
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- Grinnell College
- B.A (1982)
- Honors: Degree with Honors
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Awards
- Best Lawyers in America
- Woodward/White, Inc.
- 2015-2017
- Super Lawyer
- Law and Politics
- 2009- 2016
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Million Dollar Round Table
Professional Associations
- Current
- Activities: Member, 10th Judicial District Bar Grievance Committee 2006- present
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- Current
- Activities: State certified judicial campaign treasurer
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- Current
- Activities: President, Chief Justice Susie M. Sharp Inn of Court 2006-2007
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- Activities: Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
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- Current
- Activities: Registered Arbitrator and Neutral, American Arbitration Association and National Association of Securities Dealers
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- Current
- Activities: Certified Superior Court Mediator, Office of Administrative Hearings, and Member, Mediation Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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- Activities: Listed, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the South and Southeast
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- Current
- Activities: Vice President and Board of Directors of Mediation Services of Wake, Inc.
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- Activities: Member of the Board of Directors of Carolina Legal Assistance
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- Current
- Activities: Member, Board of Directors, Clean Water Fund Lead Testing, Inc.
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- Current
- Activities: Chairman, Raleigh Environmental Quality Advisory Board
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- Current
- Activities: Chairman, Ethics Committee, National Association of Environmental Professionals
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- Current
- Activities: Member, Committee on the Environment, United States Council for International Business (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Chamber of Commerce)
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- Activities: Member, United States Supreme Court Bar 1988
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- Activities: Member, National Association of Environmental Professionals' 18th Annual Conference Steering Committee
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- Activities: Note and Comment Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 1984-1985
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- Current
- Activities: Member, Rosenfield Committee on Public Affairs, International Relations and Human Rights
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Certifications
- Certified Mediator
- North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commisssion
- NASD Arbitrator
- National Association of Securities Dealers
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
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