Admitted to the California Bar in 1978, Mark S. Ashworth is a seasoned legal professional who has made a lasting impact in jury trials, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. 

A founding member of Smith & Ashworth, he later established Ashworth, Hayes & Moran, LLP, and in 2006, renamed the firm Ashworth & Ashworth, LLP, when his daughter, Carissa Ashworth-Johnson, joined as a partner. 

With over forty years of experience, Mr. Ashworth has litigated, mediated, or arbitrated more than 3,000 cases, including over 95 jury trials across California.

His ADR and mediation experience started as an ADR panelist for the California Superior Court in the mid-1980s. That evolved into his private mediation and arbitration practice of Ashworth ADR Solutions since 1995. He mediates and arbitrates a wide range of cases, but he focuses primarily on cases involving Lemon Law actions, medical malpractice actions, and residential real estate disputes. 

• Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Science, 1972);
• Western State College of Law, Fullerton (JD, 1978)
• California State Bar (1978)
• Superior Court ADR Panel (1987-2014)
• American Bar Association, Mediation Section
• Straus Institute Graduate 2009 Mediating the Litigated Case
• Member National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals since 2010

• Superior Court ADR Panel, 1988 - present.
• Judge Pro Tem, referee and mediator for the Superior Court, 1992 - present over 200 cases.
• Orange County Bar Association;
• Los Angeles County Bar Association;
• State Bar of California (Litigation Section)
• Orange County Superior Court Mediation Panel
• American Bar Association Mediation Section
• Straus Mediation Institute Graduate
• Who's Who in California, 1986

$500.00 per hour with a two-hour minimum. 

$375 per hour for two-hour Zoom mediations. 

No setup fee unless more than three sides to the mediation or arbitration.