About Marc Fong

ADR Activities

• American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Member

• Alameda County Bar Association, Past  Chair Executive Committee  ADR section

• Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California, Member

• Bar Association of San Francisco, Mediator

• California State Court of Appeal, First and Third Appellate District, Mediator

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Mediator 

• Superior Court Alameda County, Court Approved Mediator

• Superior Court Contra Costa County, Court Approved Mediator 

• Superior Court County of San Francisco, Court Approved Mediator

• Superior Court County of Marin, Settlement Conference Panelist

• The Mediation Society, Board Member

• United States District Court, Eastern District of California, VDRP

• United States District Court, Northern District of California, Mediator

• California Dispute Resolution Council, Contributing Member

 Legal Activities

• Alameda County Bar Association, Member and Past Chair, Real Property section

• Asian American Bar Association, Sustaining Member

• Bar Association of San Francisco, Member

• Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), consultant to Advising California Common Interest Communities, Curtis C. Sproul and Katharine N. Rosenberry (Continuing Education of the Bar 2005)

• Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Lecturer on Homeowner Association law

• State Bar of California, Lecturer on Real Property/Litigation subjects

• State Bar of California, Advisor to Real Property Section Executive Committee

• State Bar of California, Past Vice Chair Real Property Section Executive Committee

• State Bar of California, Past Chair, Common Interest Development Section

• State Bar of California, Member, Business and Real Property Sections

• State Bar of California, Real Property Section Executive Committee liaison to Board of Legal Specialization

Representative Cases

• Biotechnology Company’s defense against royalty claims

• High Technology Company’s claim for unfair competition

• Contractors charged with the unauthorized release of asbestos. 

• Mold claims for personal injury and/or construction defects 

•  Degloving injuries to head and upper body and traumatic brain injury

• Family dispute over distribution of trust assets 

• Landlord/Tenant

• Non-profit Staff/Board relationships 

• Partnership Disputes 

• CC&R’s enforcement actions 

• Sexual harassment claim against CEO of a publicly traded corporation

• Sexual harassment allegations against a small family business  

• Personal injury involving traumatic amputation of limbs

• Child visitation

• Real property boundary disputes

• TIC ownership disputes

• Construction Defects

• Various business disputes, involving securities violations, broker relationships, breach of contract, business torts

• Environmental claims

• Appellate Law

• Regulatory and Statutory Violations

• Legal Malpractice

• Wrongful Death

• Conflict between CEO and Boardmembers

• Real Estate Fraud

• Merger Acquisition Dispute

• Lease termination

• ADA access cases

• Prop 65

• Financial Disputes

• Elder Abuse

• Employment matters

• Trade secrets

• Commercial and residential evictions

Awards, Service and Recognition

•  2014 - 2020  Northern California Super Lawyer

• Martindale-Hubbell  Peer Review Rated - AV Preeminent

• Avvo Rated 10.0 Superb

• 2014-2016 Legal Network: Top Lawyers in California

• 2013-2016  American Lawyers Media: Top Lawyers in California

• Multiple listings in Who’s Who in American Law 

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Board Member and President 

• Board Member of the Year, Northern California Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 

• Served two terms as President for the Bay Area and Central California Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) 

• Award of Excellence in Chapter Leadership, Community Associations Institute 

• Member of the Year, Sports Car Club of America 

• Board of Advisors, Cal State University-East Bay, College of Business and Economics 

• The Breast Cancer Fund- Created “Bike Against the Odds” 

• Past Board Member and General Counsel of the Asian Business League

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