Mark Flores

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Mark Flores is a seasoned and experienced appellate advocate with first-chair experience in both state and federal court proceedings. He has appellate experience across multiple administrative and judicial forums and has filed amicus briefs before the Bureau of Immigration Appeals, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mark has likewise presented oral arguments before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Court of Appeals as well as successfully filed Petitions for Writs of Mandamus, obtaining relief for multiple clients in areas related to pre-arbitration discovery and the overturning of a contempt order. 

He also has significant experience as a litigator in the unfair competition and trade secret practice. Mark has also served as first-chair in successfully obtaining a temporary restraining order to enforce a noncompetition agreement in Texas state court and second-chair on multiple occasions.

He has litigation experience successfully defending discrimination lawsuits and has obtained summary judgments, resulting in the dismissal of an age, national origin, race discrimination and retaliation claims in federal court. Mark also has first-chair bench trial experience in complex litigation related to the overturning of an election that involved thousands of documents, more than 20 witnesses and significant briefing.

Additionally, he is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation and Forum on Communications Law.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

The Government is Knocking on Your Door…Now What?

  • July 19, 2018
  • Dallas Employer Conference

Panel moderator: Attacks on Section 230? Bird v. Hassell and SESTA

  • March 1, 2018
  • ABA Forum on Communications Law Media Advocacy Workshop Luncheon

Moderator, Fake News and the Very Real Risks Associated with It

  • August 4, 2017
  • Dallas Joint Paralegal CLE 2017 Seminar

Moderator, The Past, Present and Potential Future of the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements

  • June 22, 2017
  • American Bar Association’s Roundtable

Moderator, The Rule 41 Amendments and the State of Digital Privacy

  • March 23, 2017
  • American Bar Association’s Roundtable

Additional Thought Leadership

How Much Racial Bias Is Enough to Show Racism in a Jury Verdict?

  • March 7, 2018
  • ABA Section of Litigation Criminal Litigation Newsletter

Model Brief on Access to the Executive Branch

  • October 2017
  • Media Law Resource Center

Racial Bias and the No-Impeachment Rule

  • May 2017
  • ABA Section of Litigation Diversity and Inclusion

Loving v. Commonwealth: A Powerful Lesson Turns 50

  • March 6, 2017
  • American Bar Association – Criminal Litigation Section

Spotlight on Roula Allouch, Civil Rights Activist and Litigator

  • February 22, 2017
  • American Bar Association - Minority Trial Lawyer Section

The Top Ten Opinion: Potential Liability and Potential Immunity

  • 2014
  • Communications Lawyer

Blast off? – Strict Liability’s Potential Role in the Development of the Commercial Space Market

  • Fall 2010
  • Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. XVII, Issue 1

Books & Book Chapters

Survey of Federal Employment Libel and Privacy Law

  • MLRC 50-State Survey: Employment Libel and Privacy Law
  • Media Law Resource Center
  • 2016, 2017

Survey of Kentucky Privacy and Related Claims Against the Media

  • MLRC Media Privacy and Related Law
  • co-author
  • 2012-2013

Survey of Kentucky Privacy and Related Claims Against the Media

  • MLRC Media Privacy and Related Law
  • 2014-2015

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