Mark Baer | Pasadena Divorce & Family Law Lawyer


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Award-winning mediator, attorney and collaborative law practitioner

Mediation, Dispute Resolution, Collaborative Law, Divorce & Family Law, General Practice, Estate

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When you are dealing with a divorce or other family law matter, it is essential that you work with a competent and caring family law attorney and/or mediator. Family law is extremely complex because it involves interplay between the law, emotions, family dynamics, finances, and taxes, among other things. Successfully resolving these disputes requires skills beyond those traditionally taught in law schools. The emotional and financial cost of addressing family law matters is impacted significantly by the level of conflict in the relationship, and the skills of professionals involved; they can either work together to increase or decrease the level of difficulty in the divorce process. Mark B. Baer has been helping people throughout the greater Los Angeles area with all types of family law issues since 1991. He takes the time to understand his clients' needs, interests, values and goals, and to make sure that any agreements reached, accomplish his clients' desired results. He asks the necessary questions and listens closely to your answers to be sure he has a firm grasp of your goals and expectations.

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Please describe a case(s) in the last year or two where you made a big difference.
My work is all done out-of-court and the litigation process in general, either as a mediator, consulting attorney, or collaborative divorce practitioner. I advocate the use of mediation and collaborative law whenever possible. I assist people in achieving a better result for all parties involved including the children. By steering people away from what is typically an unnecessarily costly and destructive process into one that is more affordable, constructive and offers them value add-ons, I believe I have made a big difference in a great many of my cases.

How did you build a successful practice?
My reputation.

What should clients look for in a lawyer?
Conflicts are emotional and disputes are fact-based. It takes emotional intelligence to resolve or manage conflicts, something the research consistently shows that lawyers tend to lack. As a result, lawyers tend to exacerbate the conflict in order to resolve disputes. Clients really should be seeking out the rare attorney who is well qualified in the particular field of law and who has a high level of emotional intelligence. Such lawyers are able to de-escalate the conflict, while assisting clients in resolving their disputes. Such lawyers also tend to be well-versed in mediation and collaboration. Hostage negotiators use mediation techniques when negotiating with hostage takers. If hostage negotiators conducted themselves in an adversarial manner, the hostage takers would almost certainly kill the hostages. The same is true of traditional lawyering versus mediation and collaboration. Traditional lawyering is adversarial and therefore tends to exacerbate conflict and increase distrust in order to obtain a result. The damage caused by traditional lawyering is to interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, and draining of finances, among other things. Outcomes are typically determined by the way in which the 'game' is designed. Therefore, shouldn't things be designed to achieve a more desired outcome?"

How important is local knowledge to the success of your cases?
Very little, except to the extent that I have familiarity with the mindset of many of my colleagues.

What information can you provide in a free phone consultation?
Information regarding the type of cases I do and don't handle and a very brief description of my approach.

What information do you need in a free phone consultation?
Whether or not they are going to allow anger and fear (real, perceived, or exaggerated) to control them or whether they want to work with someone who will assist them in not allowing their emotions to get the best of them. Another important piece of information is whether they intend on working with or against the other party. The answers to these questions will determine whether they intend on trying to resolve their issues in a constructive or destructive manner.

What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community?
I use a unique, integrative approach that utilizes law, psychology, behavioral economics, philosophy and other disciplines. I am an advocate of using consensual dispute resolution processes such as mediation and collaborative divorce, whenever possible. I consider the psychological and financial health of the entire family and assists them in navigating the emotional waters of Family Law. I also help my clients acquire new skills that can strengthen and empower them to better cope with future challenges. I understand the nature of human conflict and aim to help people resolve that conflict right from the start. I have become well-known as a constructive family law attorney and mediator. For those reasons and more, I have won numerous honors and awards in my capacity as an attorney, mediator and collaborative divorce practitioner.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?
Helping people to realize that approached properly, they are able to resolve their conflicts and disputes

What are your other interests in addition to law?
Education/learning, reading, writing, travel, theater, and music.

Are you involved in your community?
Yes. I am involved in various organizations that work toward creating more constructive / less destructive ways of resolving family law matters. In fact, I am considered by many to be a change agent in that regard.

Position Organization Location Duration
Mediator / Attorney / Collaborative PractitionerMark B. Baer, Inc., APLCPasadena, CA09/1993 - now
School Degree Major Graduation
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount UniversityJ.D. Law School1990  
UCLAB.A.Economics/Business1997
State / Court Date
California1991
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association, Member
    Bruin Professionals, Member
    International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member
    Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, Member
    Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
    Pasadena Bar Association, Member
    ProVisors, Member
    San Gabriel Valley Psychological Association, Member
    Academy Of Professional Family Mediators, Member
    Association For Conflict Resolution, Member
    Southern California Mediation Association, Member
    The State Bar of California Family Law Section ADR/CDR Standing Committee (South), Member
    The Esquire Network, Member
  • Crowned “Most Compassionate Family Mediator – California” by Corporate America Legal Elite of 2015

    Crowned "Best Collaborative Divorce Practitioner - California" by AI Legal Awards in 2015

    Recipient of the Official Best of Los Angeles Award 2015 for Family Law

    Included in the Corporate Live Wire Global Awards in 2015 for consistently shown best practice and innovation.

    Selected as a Member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2015

    Recipient of the Official Best of Los Angeles Award 2014 for Mediation

    Included among The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers since 2014

    Included as in the Family Law category as a Southern California Super Lawyers since 2012

    Named by Pasadena Magazine as Top Attorney since 2010
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Mr. Baer uses a unique, integrative approach that utilizes law, psychology, behavioral economics, philosophy and other disciplines. An advocate of using consensual dispute resolution processes such as mediation and collaborative divorce, whenever possible; Mediator Attorney Baer considers the psychological and financial health of the entire family and assists them in navigating the emotional waters of Family Law. He also helps his clients acquire new skills that can strengthen and empower them to better cope with future challenges. Attorneys and Mediators who practice in the field of family law must understand the nature of human conflict. They must also aim to help people resolve that conflict right from the start. Choosing the right attorney is one of the most important decisions a person can make. Mark has become well-known as a constructive family law attorney and mediator, which is why he is a sought after speaker on that subject. As a former litigator who advocates the use of mediation and collaborative law whenever possible, Attorney Mark Baer points out the inherent flaws that exist in litigating Family Law matters then reveals more creative and less destructive approaches to help family members work through difficult break ups. Utilizing his vast array of information and knowledge, well beyond the law itself, Mr. Baer provides insight on how the dissolution of familial relationships, as typically practiced, leads to less-than-optimal results, both financially and emotionally. He also highlights the difference between ‘dispute resolution’ and ‘conflict resolution’ to offer simple ways of achieving a better result for all parties involved including the children. Mr. Baer has been recognized as Southern California Super Lawyer in the Family Law category since 2012. He has been included among The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers since 2014, named a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent list for 2015 by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC), selected for The Official Best of Los Angeles Award 2015 in the category of Family Law, selected for The Official Best of Los Angeles Award 2014 in the category of Mediation, Included in the Corporate Live Wire Global Awards in 2015 for consistently shown best practice and innovation, and crowned “Most Compassionate Family Mediator – California” by Corporate America Legal Elite of 2015. As a speaker, Mr. Baer presented at the California Psychological Association (CPA) Convention in 2012 and 2013. On April 19, 2013, he was a panelist at the American Bar Association’s Section of Family Law 2013 Spring CLE Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The presentation was entitled, “Navigating the Emotional Currents of Collaborative Law.” Mark was also selected to author a chapter for “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in California, 2013 ed.”, published by Thomson Reuters (published on July 1, 2013). His article, “The Perfect Storm: Lawyer Limitation and the Adversarial Model in Family Law,” published in the American Journal of Family Law, Winter 2014” is now utilized at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law. The Strauss Institute has been ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for the 11th year in a row.

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