Over the course of his career, Mark Arend has filled the shoes of a businessman, a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, and an attorney. Using his diverse vocational background, he helps clients facing high-tension, complex, and adversarial family law matters. Some of his practice areas include child custody, domestic violence, child support, relocation, high net worth divorce, and military family law.
Mark’s approach to family law is based on common sense, strong ethical standards, and the highest level of professionalism. His goal is simple: to “do better” for his clients than any other legal representative would do. Mark is a high skilled and experienced lawyer, with a strong background in difficult matrimonial law cases.
Since 2008
Since 2008
2017 - Current
McKinley Irvin
2014 - Current
Pierce County Superior Court
2014 - 2017
McKinley Irvin, PLLC
2008 - 2013
Nelson & Carver, P.S.
Client-centered, professional, highly-effective representation. Counselling, negotiations, litigations, trials, appeals.
2007 - 2008
Van Siclen, Stocks & Firkins
Civil litigation.
2006 - 2007
Smith Alling Lane
Civil litigation.
1995 - 2005
The Arend Group
National consultants in sales, sales operations, sales training, sales start-up, marketing, communications technologies, speech recognition technologies, call center technologies - serving customers of all sizes, including the Fortune 100.
2003 - 2004
Onvia
Recruited and managed a new sales team selling online business intelligence about potential government contract spending to Fortune 1000 businesses.
2002 - 2003
Verizon Call Center Services
Global provider of communications solutions and system integration for Enterprise-Level Call Centers.
1998 - 2001
STAPLES Communications
National provider of voice, data, and video communications solutions for customers of all sizes.
1996 - 1998
Convergent Communications
National provider of voice, video, and data communications solutions for customers of all sizes.
1995 - 1996
Terra Communications
Regional provider of voice communications solutions.
1993 - 1995
McCaw Cellular Communications
National wireless communications provider.
1989 - 1992
StairMaster
Worldwide provider of exercise equipment.
1982 - 1988
United States Air Force
Combat operations of fighter aircraft.
2009 - 2009
Graduate (2009) | Trial Advocacy
2005 - 2008
J.D. | Law
Honors: The Order of Barristers - for excellence in trial advocacy.
1995 - 1996
Graduate | Leadership and Sustainable Communities
1986 - 1987
Combat Pilot | Fighter Aircraft Operations
Honors: Graduate: Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training
1980 - 1985
B.A. | Psychology
Honors: Francis "Doc" Powers Scholarship AFROTC Distinguished Graduate Selected for Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training
Superlawyers
Superlawyers
Superlawyers
Washington State Bar Association
Superlawers
Superlawyers
Superlawyers
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
National Order of Barristers
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
King County Dispute Resolution Center
