Practice Areas:
White Collar Criminal Defense
Intellectual Property Litigation
Business Litigation
Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
Practice Description:
Sayles Werbner co-founder Mark S. Werbner is one of the nation’s most respected trial lawyers. His practice covers a broad range of law with an emphasis on complex business litigation, business torts, catastrophic personal injuries and wrongful death cases. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in more than 150 trials heard by juries throughout Texas and across the United States. His ability to translate high-stakes, complex legal matters into easily understandable language has enabled him to achieve an extraordinary courtroom track record.
Mark’s courtroom accomplishments include some of the largest jury verdicts in the country, and his work has been widely recognized by both his peers and the press. He is lead counsel for Terror Victims v. Arab Bank, a groundbreaking international terrorism lawsuit that has been featured on The Fox News Channel, Court TV, The Wall Street Journal and other national and international media.
Professional Activities and Honors:
- Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only national legal organization
- Advocate in the American Board of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow in the International Society of Barristers
- Master in the Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court
- Listed in the 2001-2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense)
- Honored in the “Texas Super Lawyers” list published in Texas Monthly magazine annually since 2001; named among the “Top 10 Texas Super Lawyers” for 2003 and 2004
- Repeatedly honored among the “Best Lawyers” in Dallas by D Magazine
- Named a “Go To” lawyer for plaintiff’s civil litigation by Texas Lawyer
- “Top 100 Verdicts of the Year,” Verdict Search (2001, 2004, 2007)
- “Trial Lawyer of the Year,” Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2002)
- “Top Plaintiff Attorney,” Lawdragon (2007)
- “Top Five Dallas Defense Attorneys,” Dallas Business Journal (2007)
- “Top Ten Litigators,” The National Law Journal (2007)
- “The Advocates,” Dallas’ Top Five Corporate Litigators, Dallas CEO (2008)
Select News Media Appearances:
- “OSHA Construction Crackdown”
- “Jenkens & Gilchrist Wins Millions in Suit Against Former IP Client” Profiled in The National Law Journal
- “$71 Million Verdict in Bus Crash Case”
- “CompUSA and Latin America's Richest Man Get a $450 Million Lesson”
- “Zion’s Avenger”
- “A Winning Team”
- “Court TV Airs Texas Bus Crash Trial”
Presentations:
“Deposing and Cross-Examining Experts,” University of Texas School of Law “Damages Institute,” 2004
“Completing the Unfinished Picture -
Soriano and the Problem of Having So Many Claims and So Little Coverage,” University of Texas School of Law “Insurance Law Institute,” 2004
“Trial Advocacy in Criminal Cases,” The Center for American and International Law, 2004
“Jury Selection in Medical Negligence Cases,” American Association for Justice, 2004
“Winning the Big Case,” Dallas Bar Association, 2003
Education:
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law,
cum laude, J.D. (1978)
The University of Texas,
cum laude, B.A. (1975)
Admissions and Certifications:
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Texas State District Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Related News:
Sayles Werbner Secures Multimillion-Dollar Verdict on Behalf of Law Firm
Sayles Werbner Earns Rare Texas Supreme Court Ruling
