A trial lawyer for almost 26 years, Barondess has earned a reputation as one of the most aggressive civil advocates in Washington, D.C. He has tried complex cases in state and federal courts throughout the country with a concentration in complex and high-profile domestic relations litigation. Mr. Barondess has a diverse practice, also concentrating in the fields of commercial litigation, partnership and contractual rights litigation, fiduciary rights litigation, medical and legal malpractice litigation, real estate and construction litigation, and local government litigation. Barondess was the subject of a cover story in the Washington Post Magazine and other articles, and the Washingtonian magazine ranked him as number four in the list of Washington's ten "Not So Friendly" lawyers. The praise of the work of Mr. Barondess is well-recognized. Larry King has called him “one of our nation’s top attorneys,” and Montel Williams echoed those words, terming him “one of the top lawyers in the country.” An article in The Washington Post gave Barondess the unprecedented accolade of "superlawyer." Barondess holds the preeminent "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell based upon a confidential evaluation by his peers.

Barondess represents the interests of CNN broadcasting giant Larry King and his affiliated companies as his general counsel. Other high-profile clients have included a former Presidential candidate, an Academy award winning actress, a Grammy award winner, an Emmy award winner and various sports legends and several Olympic Gold Medalists. Barondess has represented members of Congress and the Federal Executive Branch of Government, at the Cabinet level.

Barondess serves as a Judge Pro Tempore and has served as Neutral Case Evaluator for the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, and is a Commissioner in Chancery for that Court. He also has served as a member of the Fifth District Disciplinary Committee of the Virginia State Bar. Barondess also has served as an instructor at the George Mason University School of Law.

Since 1994, Barondess has served on the Board of Directors of the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. In addition, Barondess serves as General Counsel for the Larry King Cardiac Foundation and as General Counsel for and a Member of the Board of Directors of the We are Family Foundation. He also serves on the Board of the Board of Ambassadors at Project Restore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center, and is an active supporter of the Nancy Davis Foundation and The Race to Erase MS.

With years of experience handling prominent domestic law cases, Mr. Barondess authored the popular book, What were you Thinking??, in which he provides insights into the cycle of relations, marriage and divorce. In addition to other favorable reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and others, Katie Couric praised the book as a “really fun book to read,” and Donald J. Trump noted that it contained “good solid advice based on experience.”

Barondess received his education at Virginia Tech, (B.A. 1981) and George Mason University School of Law, (J.D. 1985). He is admitted to bar the Bar in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the states of Maryland and California. Barondess serves as Of Counsel to Miller Barondess, LLP in Los Angeles, CA and as a Partner in the firm of Funk & Bolton, P.A. in Baltimore, MD.

You can follow him on twitter at www.twitter.com/markabarondess.

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