Background
Shaffer, Mark L. was born in 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Mark L. Shaffer
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University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969. Juris Doctor, 1973).
Career
Worked at Freer, McGarry, Bodansky & Rubin, Professional Corporation Admitted to the bar, 1973, California. 1981, District of Columbia and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits. 1992, Maryland.
Associate Majority Counsel, United States.
House of Representatives "October Surprise Task Force," 1992.
Partner, Leibowitz & Shaffer, 1986-1992. Trial Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section, 1978-1986.
Trial Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney, Contra Costa County Public Defender" General’ s Office, California.
Law Clerk, Earl Warren Legal Institute, National Housing and Economic Development Law Project, 1972-1973. Member: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and the National Security, American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee, Edward Bennett Williams Inns of Court, District of Columbia Bar Rules Review Committee, and Member of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers of the National Capital Area, General Counsel, 1986-1992.
Though Freer, McGarry, Bodansky & Rubin is a general practice firm, we include specialized representation in the following areas: administrative, antitrust, banking, business, contract administration and dispute resolution, entertainment and sports, finance, gaming, government relations, individual and family, intellectual property, land use and environment, management and employee relations, not-for-profits and community service, real estate, securities, white collar criminal defense, and other areas of law.
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Membership
Member: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and the National Security, American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee, Edward Bennett Williams Inns of Court, District of Columbia Bar Rules Review Committee, and Member of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers of the National Capital Area, General Counsel, 1986-1992.
