Brennan, Manna & Diamond

M. Mark Bajalia

Member

Practice Description and Experience

Mark joined Brennan, Manna & Diamond in May 2005. Mark is an experienced litigator having prosecuted and defended many cases in state and federal court as well as in arbitration and administrative proceedings. He has experience in a wide range of areas, including:

Administrative Law
Business Disputes
Commercial Litigation
Construction Disputes
Contract Disputes
Contract Review and Consulting
Government
Health Care
Insurance Law and Litigation (Coverage Disputes)
Landlord-Tenant
Medical Malpractice
Medical Peer Review Disputes
Non-Competition/Restrictive Covenant Disputes
Property Disputes
Shareholder Disputes

Among other things, Mark has prosecuted a lawsuit on behalf of an insurance company against reinsurer for breach of oral contract, resulting in a multi-million dollar settlement, and has represented the Florida Department of Financial Services (formerly, Florida Department of Insurance) in its capacity as Receiver of insolvent insurers, in litigation against former officers, directors, and principals, and against outside professionals and reinsurers resulting in recoveries in excess of $10,000,000. Mark also represents the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association in administrative hearings involving claims for compensation for birth-related neurological injuries.

While in law school, Mark served as a director of the Trial Advocacy Board, as a member of the ABA National Trial Team and was selected as a member of Who's Who Among American Law Students.

Education

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama (Juris Doctorate, 1994)
University of Florida, Gainseville, Florida (B.S. 1990)

Courts & Bar Associations

Florida (1994)
Jacksonville Bar Association
American Bar Association (Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice, and Health Care Sections)
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1997)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (2006)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1997)

Professional & Civic Affiliations

Barrister, American Inn of Courts, Chester Bedell Chapter
Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Defense Research Institute
Jacksonville Bar Association, Bench and Bar Professionalism Committee (2001-2008); Health Law Committee (2005-2008)
Co-Chair, Jacksonville Bar Association Bench and Bar Professionalism Committee, (2008-2009)
Co-Chair, Jacksonville Bar Association Professionalism Symposium (2009)
ImpactJax
Hands On Jacksonville, Blueprint for Leadership, Class of 2009
Hands On Jacksonville, Development Committee
Trial Advocacy Coach, Florida Coastal School of Law
2009 Florida's Legal Elite by Peer Review, Commercial litigation, Florida Trend Magazine
Rated AV (highest competence and ethical rating) by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Rating Service
Top Lawyers in Business Law 2010, as reported in 904 Magazine, Jacksonville, Florida
Florida Super Lawyer
2011 Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine