Merton E. Marks is Of Counsel in the Phoenix office of GRSM. His practice is focused on arbitration and litigation in the following areas:
Securities
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitrations involving brokers, registered representatives, customer claims, expungement of prior actions
- Former Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, Securities Division
Hospitality Industry
- Claims against hotels, resorts, golf courses, guest security, Dram Shop litigation
Insurance and Reinsurance
- Coverage, premium fraud, audit and rate disputes
- Bad faith claims
- Agent, broker, and third party claims administrator liability
- Arizona Insurance Department regulatory and rate proceedings
- Arizona Industrial Commission self-insurance and regulatory proceedings, workers’ compensation, employers’ liability, and asbestos cases
Military Law and Practice
- Judge Advocate General's Corps (XV Army Corps), Former Captain, U.S. Army
- Counsel in more than 60 Courts Martial, administrative hearings, and appeals
- Awarded Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- Life Member, Military Officers Association of America
- Member, Judge Advocates Association
- Member, Wounded Warrior Project
Product Liability
- Pharmaceutical drugs, medical and dental devices, and equipment, herbal supplements, cosmetics
- Children’s products
- Industrial machinery, chemicals, gases, plastics, asbestos
- Firearms
Admissions
- Arizona
- Illinois (Inactive)
- U.S. District Court, Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Past President
- American Bar Association, Special Committee on Federal Asbestos Legislation, Former Chair