Prior to becoming a civil litigator, Mark served a 2 year tour of duty with the United States Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic as a Community Environmental Development and Education specialist. After graduating with highest honors from Golden Gate University School of Law, Mark worked as a litigator in house for an insurer, trying several cases as a first chair trial attorney in his time there. Mark currently works as a contract attorney at Burnham Brown, specializing in complex motion drafting and trial advocacy.

Mark Heisey
Associate
Prior to becoming a civil litigator, Mark served a 2 year tour of duty with the United States Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic as a Community Environmental Development and Education specialist. After graduating with highest honors from Golden Gate University School of Law, Mark worked as a litigator in house for an insurer, trying several cases as a first chair trial attorney in his time there. Mark currently works as a contract attorney at Burnham Brown, specializing in complex motion drafting and trial advocacy.
Practice Experience
- General Civil litigation practice with an emphasis in the areas of premises liability, personal injury, retail and hospitality.
- Evaluates risk and exposure of claims and recommends litigation strategies to corporate clients.
- Represents parties in all phases of litigation, including discovery, law and motion, mediation, and trial.
Litigation
- First Chair trial experience in three cases prior to joining Burnham Brown.
- Second chair trial experience in personal injury habitability.
Advice & Counsel
- Interview and develop legal strategy for clients seeking dismissals or resolutions of criminal conviction.
Successes
- Febrary 2020: Landlord/tenant and premises liability/breach of warranty of habitability lawsuit in which the plaintiff’s demand for most of the lawsuit was $2.5 million. The trial was interrupted on March 17, 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, and resumed on June 25th. After deliberating for a day and a half, the jury returned a verdict awarding plaintiff only $93,290 in damages and found for defendants on Plaintiff’s causes of action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Concealment, and punitive damages.
Memberships and Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- Alameda County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- United States Peace Corps - El Factor, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Dominican Republic
Practice Experience
- General Civil litigation practice with an emphasis in the areas of premises liability, personal injury, retail and hospitality.
- Evaluates risk and exposure of claims and recommends litigation strategies to corporate clients.
- Represents parties in all phases of litigation, including discovery, law and motion, mediation, and trial.
Litigation
- First Chair trial experience in three cases prior to joining Burnham Brown.
- Second chair trial experience in personal injury habitability.
Advice & Counsel
- Interview and develop legal strategy for clients seeking dismissals or resolutions of criminal conviction.
Successes
- Febrary 2020: Landlord/tenant and premises liability/breach of warranty of habitability lawsuit in which the plaintiff’s demand for most of the lawsuit was $2.5 million. The trial was interrupted on March 17, 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, and resumed on June 25th. After deliberating for a day and a half, the jury returned a verdict awarding plaintiff only $93,290 in damages and found for defendants on Plaintiff’s causes of action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Concealment, and punitive damages.
Memberships and Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- Alameda County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- United States Peace Corps - El Factor, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Dominican Republic
Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 2014)
- University of California at Davis (B.A. in Political Science, 2007)
Bar Admissions
- California, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2018
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2018
Languages
- Spanish