Mark C. Smith - Business Litigation Attorney

Mark C. Smith is the founder and managing attorney of Corcoran Smith Law Corp., a California law corporation representing heirs, beneficiaries, fiduciaries, families, and businesses throughout California. His practice concentrates on inheritance disputes, trust and estate litigation, and contested probate, together with estate planning, probate and trust administration, real estate, business and general counsel matters. He also assists veterans with disability benefits matters on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis. Mark earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and began his legal career at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the firm's Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. He served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, then returned to Orrick, where he represented Fortune 500 companies, high-growth technology companies, and quasi-public entities in high-stakes civil litigation and regulatory-adjacent disputes. He also serves as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of a global staffing company. Mark served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army as an enlisted Soldier and a combat arms officer, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and retired in 2021. His decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster (2009, 2013) and the Combat Action Badge (2008). His litigation experience spans the full lifecycle of a case: early case assessment and strategy, discovery planning and execution, motion practice, deposition preparation and defense, expert and trial preparation, and settlement evaluation. He works to help clients identify risk early, build strong records, and avoid unnecessary disputes where possible. The firm offers a free 30-minute initial consultation and flat-fee Initial Case Assessments so clients can evaluate their options before committing to litigation.

The employer on the official record is Corcoran Smith Law Corp.

The law school on the record is UC Berkeley School of Law.

Admitted to the California Bar in 2017 — 9 years on the roll.

Practice areas on the record: Business Litigation and Estate Planning.

The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.