Mark D. Bratt brings to his work at Weitz & Luxenberg the kind of zeal and compassion clients expect from an advocate-litigator focused on obtaining justice for the victims of mesotheliomaand asbestos-related cancer.
Prior to joining our California office in 2015, Mr. Bratt served as asbestos-practice managing attorney for The Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles. His role there included serving as a first-chair trial attorney and lead-negotiator of settlements. In total, his efforts there and, earlier, at the El Segundo, California, law firm of Waters, Kraus & Paul resulted in significant recovery for his clients.
Here at Weitz & Luxenberg, Mr. Bratt’s practice of law focuses on trial work and strategic workup of cases. He is particularly adept at uncovering unique exposures to asbestos, preparing clients for deposition, obtaining valuable but often difficult-to-develop evidence, aggressively cross-examining corporate witnesses, and presenting the strongest expert witnesses for trial.
Clients with whom he works hail from diverse occupations, chiefly U.S. Navy veterans, shipyard workers, underground water and sewer pipe installers, maintenance workers in industrial power plants, longshoremen and marine dock clerks, smokers of asbestos-filtered cigarettes, and persons working with asbestos-laced building products and automotive parts.
The Vancouver, Washington, native began the practice of law in 2006 after obtaining a law degree from Pepperdine University, where he achieved high grades and served on the school’s law review. Mr. Bratt obtained a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 2002.
During his law career, Mr. Bratt has garnered considerable recognition. In 2014, the National Trial Lawyers ranked him among the country’s Top 100 trial lawyers and listed him as one of the Top 40 Under 40 attorneys. In 2015, Super Lawyer magazine named him a Southern California Rising Star and placed him on its list of Top 100 Up-and-Coming Attorneys of Southern California.
EDUCATION:
- J.D., Pepperdine University, 2006
- B.A., New York University, 2002
ASSOCIATIONS AND LICENSES:
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- American Association of Justice
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- California
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Cost
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