Service Areas
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., high honors, 2001; Order of the Coif; Law Review, Notes & Comment Editor
University of Wisconsin at Madison, B.A., with distinction, 1992; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2001
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Mark Brookstein focuses his practice in the area of commercial litigation. He has a broad background and significant experience handling complex matters, including issues involving corporate securities and fraud, labor and employment, professional malpractice. Additionally, he represents clients before arbitration and mediation authorities. Prior to joining Gould & Ratner, Mark was a litigation associate at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in Chicago, where he was a member of the firm's litigation department.
During law school, Mark clerked for the Honorable Arlander Keys, Presiding Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Additionally, he was a member of Law Review, serving as Notes & Comments Editor, and authoring two Law Review articles. Mark was recognized for his legal writing accumen, receiving a CALI award while at Chicago-Kent, as well as a high score on one of his Law Review articles which was submitted for a summer writing competition. He also served as a teaching assistant for Constitutional Law and Property Law classes.
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., PILI Fellow, 2001
Articles
- Is Your Employee Handbook Handing You a Lawsuit?, Employment E-lert, April 2008