Mark C. Burnside

Associate

I get excited when a client brings me a unique problem.

Mark Burnside is a member of DWT's litigation group in the firm's Los Angeles office where he concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining DWT, Mark was a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Jeremy D. Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Mark received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School where he served as the Business & Communications Editor to the University of Chicago Law Review.

Oates v. Amazon, Inc.

Secured dismissal with prejudice of all fraud-based claims brought by victim of phishing scam, including successful defense of judgment on appeal. (Orange County Sup. Ct. 2021-2023)

Tayaydd123 v. Amazon.com Services LLC

Secured final award dismissing all claims brought by third-party seller in arbitration. Secured confirmation of award in district court. (W.D. Washington, 2022-2023)

Donelson v. Amazon.com, Inc.

Secured dismissal with prejudice of all claims brought by customer subject to mandatory forum selection clause. (San Diego County Sup. Ct. 2023)

Petition for workplace restraining orders

Secured multiple workplace restraining orders on behalf of major grocery chain. (Ongoing)

Defense against a civil harassment restraining order

Successfully defended a client in a civil harassment restraining order request brought against them. (Los Angeles County Sup. Ct. 2023)

Admitted to Practice

California, 2018
District of Columbia, 2020
Texas, 2024

Education

J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2018
- Business & Communications Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review
B.A.S., English with honors, and Mathematical Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2015

Background

- Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Jeremy D. Kernodle, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler, Texas, 2018-2020
- Summer Law Clerk, Miclean Gleason LLP, San Mateo, Calif., 2017