About Mark J
Mark J Markus has spent his career working in and around bankruptcy courts in California. He is a familiar presence at hearings and meets clients at his office in Burbank. Colleagues describe him as steady and pragmatic. He keeps the work focused on outcomes clients can understand.
He studied economics at California State University, Northridge, earning a B.A. in 1986. He went on to law school at the University of Arizona and received his J.D. in 1990. Those academic years preceded a long run in bankruptcy practice. The combination of economics and law helped shape a practice centered on consumer financial problems.
Mark is admitted in California and is authorized to appear before the Ninth Circuit. He is a Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist recognized by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He has been active in professional groups for years. He was a founding member of the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association in 2000 and has been a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers since that same year. Those memberships have kept him connected to peers who handle contested matters and shifting local procedures.
In court he handles the kinds of issues that dominate consumer bankruptcy dockets: chapter filings, plan confirmations, motions for relief from stay, and adversary proceedings when disputes require litigation. He represents individuals most often, but his work touches a range of contested matters that can involve creditors, trustees, and collections counsel. He prepares filings, argues objections, negotiates plans, and manages the litigation that sometimes flows out of a bankruptcy case. The work is procedural and detail-oriented. He spends a lot of time on court calendars and on the paperwork that governs reorganization and discharge.
Mark maintains an office in Burbank where he meets clients and appears in local bankruptcy court. He continues to practice consumer bankruptcy law, handling filings and related litigation from his Burbank office.
