Mark Ogden has litigated more than 500 employment lawsuits to conclusion, mostly in federal court, and has litigated 23 jury trials to verdict. Among his notable litigation successes are cases involving:

• Discrimination on the basis of religion, age, and disability
• Breach of contract issues
• Whistleblower claims

He also provides employment training to employers of all sizes and regularly speaks on a variety of topics before a wide range of professional organizations.  The office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson's Phoenix office, Mark is co-chair of the firm's Complex Litigation and Trials Practice Group. He also is a member of the Employment Practices Liability Committee and current member of the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Littler in 1998, Mark was a trial attorney at the Department of Labor and a special assistant United States attorney in Los Angeles, representing the federal government in the litigation of employment cases.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Labor and Employment Section - State Bar of Arizona
• Member, Labor and Employment Section - State Bar of California
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, National Employment Law Institute
• Member, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• Member, Republican National Lawyers Association
• Member, Arizona Pilots Association
• Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• Member, Cessna Pilots Association
• Member, American Mensa Society
• Member, National Rifle Association
• Member, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Member, Professional Association of Diving Instructors

RECOGNITION

• Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating, 2007-2012
• Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2012
• Named, Best Lawyers in Labor and Employment Law - Phoenix Business Journal, 2009-2012
• Named, Arizona's Top Lawyers - AZ Business, 2010-2012

• Named, Arizona’s Top Rated Lawyers, The Arizona Republic, The Wall Street Journal, 2012