ATTORNEYS

Mark R. Hanson

Mark Hanson has extensive experience in commercial law, including commercial litigation, and has successfully tried and arbitrated a number of cases and handled a number of appeals. Mark is married with two daughters and lives in Fargo. Mark enjoys spending time with his family, at the lake, and watching sporting events.

EDUCATION

University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D. with Distinction 1989)
Managing Research Editor, North Dakota Law Review (1988-1989)
All UND Law School Moot Court Championship Team
Valley City State University (Business Administration with concentration in accounting) (1986)

BAR ADMISSIONS

North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
Unites States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

Past member and chair of the Ethics Committee for the State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND)
Past Secretary-Treasurer for the SBAND Board of Governors
Former member of the SBAND Joint Committee on Attorney Standards
Former President of Upper Cormorant Lake Association

EXPERIENCE & HONORS

Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Selected as a “Super Lawyer” since 2007 and currently listed as a Top-Rated Business Litigation Attorney.
Listed by Chambers USA as being in Band 1 of commercial litigation lawyers in the State of North Dakota
2002 State Bar Association of North Dakota Outstanding Chair Award (Ethics Committee).
October 2018 Valley City State University Certificate of Merit

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Business Litigation Commercial & Contracts Construction Law Debtor Creditor Law Insurance Law Landlord Tenant Law