Mark Lammers has been practicing law for nearly 40 years. He is an astute and experienced litigator.

Mark’s practice is concentrated in the areas of business litigation, securities litigation, personal injury/wrongful death, medical and professional malpractice, dangerous products, breach of contract, insurance bad faith/wrongful denial of disability benefits and employment law. His experience in intellectual property law includes prosecuting and defending claims for patent, trademark, copyright infringement, and claims involving breaches of confidentiality agreements.

In addition, Mark represents employees in Arizona regarding federal security clearance applications and revocation hearings. Mark regularly assists applicants in all stages of the security clearance application process including Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP). He provides counsel through the entire application, revocation and appeal process including:

• SF-86 security clearance applications and other pre-clearance requirements.
• Preparation for background investigations and formal interviews by Defense Security Services (DSS) or Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
• Evaluation based on adjudicative guidelines.
• Responding to the Statement of Reasons (“SOR”).
• Demanding a hearing and advocating at a hearing.
• Representation at post-denial hearings with the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA), Department of Defense, FBI, CIA, and all federal courts and government agencies, including document and witness preparation.
• Preparation and representation throughout appeal, if necessary.

Mark has litigated in state and federal courts including Arizona Appellate Courts and the Ninth Circuit of the Court of Appeals. He has also litigated many cases before various state agencies and federal regulatory agencies and tried many cases before arbitration panels including AAA arbitrations, JAMS, and before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Mark started his legal career at the Pima County Attorney’s office, where he prosecuted serious felonies, including serious violent crimes, white-collar crime, and forfeiture litigation. He is currently a special prosecutor for the San Carlos Apache tribe. He also defends individuals accused of serious offenses and white-collar crimes. He has represented State employees and other government officials accused of criminal acts.