In litigation and transactional matters, Mark Azman represents and advises school districts and public entities, focusing his practice in the areas of public sector matters and construction law. Mark has handled the day to day litigation management of numerous large-scale Minnesota and Wisconsin public school district matters involving school safety, tort liability, employment law, and construction matters. Mark also negotiates and drafts contracts and other agreements on behalf of school districts in the fields of construction, joint enterprise, insurance, employment, and real estate.

Mr. Azman has also represented a variety of clients in a diverse range of commercial litigation cases involving the mortgage industry, real estate speculation and development, food industry, animal feed businesses, home health care, insurance brokerages and advertising and communications. He has defended insurers in complex coverage disputes involving a wide range of underlying litigation including unfair business practices, CERCLA and products liability. He also has defended counties, cities and townships in suits involving issues including election disputes, dram shop, employment disputes, feedlots, roads, water law, and zoning.

Mr. Azman has spoken at numerous seminars on many topics including governmental liability, joint powers, and indoor air quality. Prior to joining the Firm, he practiced in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and also clerked for the Honorable Sharon L. Hall of the Tenth Judicial District.

He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Eighth Circuit Bar Association. Mark is admitted to practice in all state courts in Minnesota, and the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. He was also recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Council of School Attorneys.

• William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., cum laude (1993)
• The College of the Holy Cross, B.A. (Economics) (1989)
  

• Minnesota State Court
• Federal District Court, District of Minnesota
• Federal District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Federal District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  

• Minnesota School Boards Association
• National School Boards Association
• National Council of School Attorneys
• Minnesota Council of School Attorneys
  • Current Member of the Board of Directors
• Defense Research Institute
• Federal Bar Association
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
  • Governmental Liability Section
  • Construction Law Section
  • Insurance Law Section
• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Environmental Law Section
• Minnesota Indoor Air Association
• Eighth Circuit Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court (Alumnus)
• John E. Simonett American Inn of Court (Alumnus)
• Holy Cross Club of Minnesota
  

• Construction Defect Claims in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services (2006)
• Defense Perspectives on Education Law, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Mid-Winter Conference (2006)
• Legal and Legislative Update, Indoor Air Quality and Mold, Minnesota Indoor Air Association Annual Conference (2006)
• The Betterment or Added Benefit Defense, ABA The Construction Lawyer (Spring 2006) (co-author)
• Joint Powers and Partnership Arrangements for School Districts, Minnesota School Boards Association Leadership Conference (2005)
• Legal and Coverage Issues for Joint Powers Entities, Minnesota Association of Townships Insurance Trust Attorney Seminar (2004)
• Winning Strategies for Litigating a Toxic Mold Case: A Multi-Perspective Roundtable (For the Defense), ACI Conference, San Diego, CA (2001)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Litigation Update, Minnesota School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys Annual Meeting (2001)
• Subordinate Service Districts, Gravel Pits, Bidding Procedures, Road Vacation & Reversion, and Challenging Ordinances, Northland Insurance Township Seminar (2000)
• Conflicts Between Township and County Ordinances, Northland Insurance/Minnesota Association of Townships Seminar (1998)
• UIM/UM Update, State Farm Insurance Companies Legal Seminar, UIM/UM (1998)
• Roads and Cartways, Minnesota Association of Townships Legal Seminar (1998)
• Adult Uses, Northland Insurance/Minnesota Association of Townships Seminar (1997)
• Guardianship/Conservatorship Law and Practice Seminar, MSBA Continuing Legal Education Presentation (1995)
• The Development of Title VII Protection for American Citizens Employed Abroad by American Employers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow , 18 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 531 (1992)
  

State

• Home Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. of Pittsburgh, 658 N.W.2d 522 (Minn. 2003).
• Home Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 643 N.W.2d 307 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002)
• BECA of Alexandria, L.L.P. v. County of Douglas ex rel. Bd. of Com'rs, 607 N.W.2d 459 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000)
• Pelican Group of Lakes Imp. Dist. v. Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, 589 N.W.2d 517 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999)
• Reinsurance Ass'n of Minnesota v. Hanks, 539 N.W.2d 793 (Minn. 1995)

Federal

• Manion v. Nagin, 392 F.3d 294 (8th Cir. 2004)
• Minnesota School Boards Ass'n Ins. Trust v. Employers Ins. of Wausau, 331 F.3d 579, 177 Ed. Law Rep. 136 (8th Cir. 2003)
• Minnesota School Bd. Ass'n Ins. Trust v. U.S. E.E.O.C., 184 F.Supp.2d 899, 162 Ed. Law Rep. 208 (D.Minn. 2001)

• Mill v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 2005 WL 3527257, Minn.App., Dec 27, 2005
• Berscheit v. Town of Grey Eagle, Mn., 1999 WL 486914, Minn.App., Jul 13, 1999
• Terpstra v. Peterson, 1999 WL 289283, Minn.App., May 11, 1999
• Tolzman v. Town of Wyoming, 1999 WL 109604, Minn.App., Mar 02, 1999
• Soltis v. Hovey, 1998 WL 727759, Minn.App., Oct 20, 1998
• Ammann v. Hansen, 1997 WL 207570, Minn.App., Apr 29, 1997
• Frisch v. Bassett, 1996 WL 104770, Minn.App., Mar 12, 1996
• Conservatorship of Johnson, 1995 WL 321365, Minn.App., May 30, 1995

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