Mark D. Poniatowski
ATTORNEY AT LAW

Prior to establishing the firm, Mr. Poniatowski was a business/real estate associate with Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May in Oakland, California, and a partner of Duman & Poniatowski in Castro Valley, California.

Mr. Poniatowski earned his bachelor's in business administration with distinction from the University of Michigan in 1979 and worked as a manager in the personal property finance/leasing industry for six years prior to becoming member of the bar after graduating from Santa Clara University's law school in 1985.
   
     
Education
     
University of Santa Clara, School of Law   May, 1985
JD Graduate    
Dean's List    
     
University of Michigan, School of Business   May, 1979
BBA Graduate    
With Distinction    
     
Employment
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski
Castro Valley and Oakland, California
  1989 - Present
     
Law Offices of Duman & Poniatowski
Castro Valley, California
  1987-1989
     
Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May
Oakland, California
Business/Real Estate Associate
  1985-1987
     
Memberships
     
State Bar of California    
Alameda County Bar Association    
Commercial Law League of America    
Instructor, Credit Law, Credit Managers Association of California   Winter, 1993
Alameda County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section    
Alameda County Bar Association Real Estate Section    
State Bar of California Business Law Section    
State Bar of California Real Estate Section    
Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum    
Castro Valley Rotary Club    
     
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Andrew R. Bendon
ATTORNEY AT LAW

   
     
Education
     
Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California   May, 1989
JD graduate    
     
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut   May, 1986
B.A. Graduate    
     
Employment
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski   2000 - Present
Castro Valley, California    
Commercial Litigation, Real Property, Creditor's Rights    
     
Law Offices of Paul D. Kirschner   1998
Seattle, Washington    
Insolvency Law    
     
Hopkins & Carley   1991-1994
San Jose, California    
Commercial Litigation, Insolvency Law, Civil Litigation    
     
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger   1989 - 1991
San Francisco, California    
     
Memberships
     
State Bar of California    
Washington State Bar (Inactive)    
Board of Directors, International Institute of the East Bay    
     
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Alison Wong Lee
CERTIFIED PARALEGAL

   
     
Education
     
Gonzaga University School of Law   May, 2004
JD Graduate    
     
San Francisco State University Paralegal Program   December, 1999
Certificate with honors in paralegal studies    
     
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California   May, 1994
BA    
     
Employment
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski
Castro Valley
  2005 - Present
     
Spokane County Public Defender's Office
Rule 9 legal intern for criminal defense work
  2004
     
University Legal Assistance, Gonzaga University School of Law
Rule 9 limited public practice intern.
Family Law, consumer law, elder law and social security admin matters
  2003
     
Oakland City Attorney's Office, Neighborhood Law Corps
Summer law clerk
  2003
     
Law Offices of Mark D. Poniatowski, Castro Valley
Litigation Paralegal
  1997 - 2001
     
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