Mark Elliott Solomons

Background

Solomons, Mark Elliott was born on March 4, 1946 in Buffalo. Son of Alvin and Trude (Salant) Solomons.

Education

University of Rochester (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1970). George Washington University (Master of Laws, 1973).

Career

Worked at Arter & Hadden. Admitted to the bar, 1971, New New York 1976, United States. Supreme Court.

1981, District of Columbia.

Author: "Hazardous Waste and Workers" Compensation," XXI Tort & Insurance Law Journal, 1986. "How to Select Good Defense Counsel at a Reasonable Cost," Cost Containment Guide, 1984.

"Legislative History of the Black Lung Interim Presumption," 83 West Virginia Law Review, 869, 1981.

"Workers" Compensation for Occupational Disease Victims: Federal Standards and Threshold Problems," 41 Albany Law Review, 1977.

Lecturer in Law and History, State University of New York, University of Michigan, Hobart College, 1972-1978. Counsel for Coal Miners Compensation, United States. Department of Labor, 1973-1978.

Legislative Counsel, United States.

Department of Labor, 1977-1980. Principal, Council for Excellence in Government, 1991—.

Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Federal (Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee, 1988—) and American (Chair, Workers" Compensation and Employers Liability Law Committee, 1987-1988.

Member, Toxic Torts Committee.

Vice Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1994—) Bar Associations. Prettyman-Leventhal American Inn of Court (Master, 1991—).

Achievements

• Mark E. Solomons has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Trustee China Found, since 1997, chair, nominating committee, since 1997, vice president, since 2003. Member United States Delegation to General Assembly Atlantic Treaty Association, 2001—2008. Master: Am Inn of Ct (counselor 1996-1997).

Member: American Bar Association (chair workers compensation and employers liability comt 1987-1988, senior vice chair 1988—2004, vice chair appellate advocacy comt), New York Bar Asn, District of Columbia Bar Asn, Fed Bar Asn (chair regulatory reform comt 1988-1989).

Connections

Married Jill E Kent, August 20, 1978.

Father:

Alvin Solomons

Mother:

Trude (Salant) Solomons

Spouse:

Jill E Kent