Mark Jonathon Perez
 

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• Drafted successful opposition briefs to notices of removal in class action insurance claims, preserving jurisdiction in Washington superior courts under the mentorship of Stephen Hansen and Scott Nealey, enhancing client outcomes through meticulous legal research and strategic advocacy.

 

• Represented vulnerable adults in foreclosure litigation, securing a six-figure settlement and extended home retention by challenging reverse mortgage companies’ deceptive billing practices under consumer protection laws.

 

• Zealously represented an undocumented single mother in immigration removal proceedings, securing her reunification with her four children through strategic criminal defense, divorce proceedings, and parenting plan negotiations, demonstrating expertise in multidisciplinary advocacy and client-centered representation.

 

• Advocated for a Washington veteran’s estate in a multi-defendant fraud case involving pension poaching, collaborating with Shernoff Bidart Echeverria, LLP to secure two six-figure settlements through strategic negotiations and thorough legal analysis of California consumer protection laws.

 

• Represented wrongfully evicted tenants in Snohomish County, overturning eviction through skilled advocacy and legal motions, restoring client credit and securing client compensation and attorney fees.

 

• Argued issue of first impression in summary judgment under Washington’s Distressed Property Conveyance Act and authored a pivotal opposition appellate brief in Mora v. MacGilvary, 19 Wn. App. 2d 260 (2021), defending a distressed homeowner under RCW 64.34, contributing to a published Court of Appeals decision, honing advocacy skills for vulnerable clients, and obtaining a six-figure settlement.

 

• Prosecuted a six-day trial under RCW 90.58.230 in a complex real estate case, securing a plaintiff’s verdict requiring defendant-funded restoration of unlawfully altered critical areas, demonstrating advanced trial advocacy, management of expert witnesses and strategic legal analysis, recovering an estimated $1 million.  

 

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