Partner
Business Transactions & Real Estate and Land Use | [email protected] | Ext. #233
Mark Barney has over twenty years of transactional experience, with a focus on forming and advising all types of business entities, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and nonprofits. Mark also has considerable experience with real estate syndications, business acquisitions, homeowner’s associations, commercial leasing and employment.
Mark earned his law degree from Santa Clara University in 1990. Mark is certified to practice law in both California and Colorado, where he spent several years as a transactional associate with the Denver firm of Vinton, Slivka & Panasci. He also practiced with the Oxnard firm of England, Whitfield, Schroeder & Tredway.
In his free time, Mark enjoys basketball, mountain biking, cooking and spending time with his wife, Ellen and daughter Matilda.
Education:
- J.D., Santa Clara University, School of Law, 1989
- B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, English, 1986
Bar Admissions:
- State Bar of California, 1989
- State Bar of Colorado, 1994
Practice Groups:
Real Estate and Land Use, Business Transactions
Noteworthy Matters:
- Representation of clients in multi-million dollar business sales.
- Representation of commercial and residential developers.
Professional Affiliations and Honors:
- ProVisors of Ventura
- American Bar Association
- Ventura County Bar Association, Business Section
Community Involvement:
- Humane Society of Ojai
- EARS (Emergency Animal Response)
- Youth Basketball Coaching (Ventura Wildcats)
Presentations
Keynote Speaker: Partnership Dissolutions at Ventura Business Litigation Section Meeting (2009)