• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor conferred, June 4, 1981
• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW:  Editorial Staff, 1979-80.  Note and Comment Editor, 1980-81.
• ROOT TILDEN SCHOLAR, NYU SCHOOL OF LAW
• AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE PRIZE FOR HIGHEST CLASS GRADE IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
• RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE B.A. in Political Science (with honors), May, 1978.
• COMPLETED NUMEROUS COURSES IN MEDIATION, INCLUDING HARVARD PON MEDIATION WORKSHOP, 2005, and NADN ADVANCED MEDIATION, 2017 AND 2024.
• REGULARLY TEACHES MEDIATION.

• Vermont Board of Bar Examiners: 1984-1996 (Chair, 1994-1996), 2003--2012, and 2015-21.
• Member, Mount Mansfield Union School Board, 2007-2020 .
• Member, Vermont Environmental Court Advisory Committee on Mediation, 2007- .
• Member, United States District Court for Vermont Early Neutral Evaluation Panel, 2011- .
• Co-Counsel for Independent Investigation of Inmate Deaths in Vermont Department of Corrections, 2004-05.
• Member, Town of Richmond Planning Commission, 1997-2005.
• Member, Vermont Septic Technology Impact Study Committee, 1999-2000.
• Member, Governor's Task Force on Administrative Law, 1988-1989.
• Admitted to Vermont and United States District Court for Vermont Bars.

After twenty-five years of work as a litigator, labor negotiator and general counsel for a variety of clients, Michael Marks stopped accepting law clients so that he could meet the demands of his full-time ADR practice.  He has been a full-time neutral since 2010.  He has mediated over 2,400 cases and arbitrated more than 40 cases.

Michael's work has been recognized by his peers. He holds an Av rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is listed in New England Super Lawyers (2009 & 2013-24 ed.) for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and was also recognized in Best Lawyers in America (2009 through 2024 ed.) for Arbitration, Construction Law and Mediation. Best Lawyers in America also named Michael its Lawyer of the Year in the Arbitration category for Burlington in 2014, 2018 and 2021.  Best Lawyers in America named Michael its Lawyer of the Year for Burlington in the Construction category in 2022. Best Lawyers named Michael its Lawyer of the Year for Burtlington in Mediation in 2023 and 2024.  Michael was admitted to the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals in 2014.

Hourly rate of $420.00, plus mileage and out-of-pocket expenses.  Currently conducting via Zoom and in-person.