Faculty Profile: Mark Chalos

Mark ChalosLieff, Cabraser, Heimann, Bernstein
Previous Courses Taught (41)
  • Southeast Complex Litigation Forum
  • Federal Civil Rules: Future Amendments in the Pipeline
  • Federal Civil Rules: Review of Rules Amendments
  • Getting Paid: A Roundtable Discussion on Engagement Letters
  • 2015 Amendments to the Federal Civil Rules (Effective December 1)
  • Recent Developments in False Claims Act Case Law
  • Defending a False Claims Act Lawsuit
  • The Government’s Perspective in a False Claims Act Investigation
  • Fundamental Principles and Identifying Potential False Claims Act Cases
  • Financial Literacy For Lawyers
  • Don't Blow Your WhistleBlower Case...
  • Product Liability: Use of Experts
  • MDL Practice & Class Actions
  • Tennessee Products Liability Act
  • Product Liability: Mass Tort Update
  • The State of Pre-Emption in Products Liability Practice
  • Ethics: Spoliation & Duty to Preserve Evidence
  • Effective Use of Experts in Products Liability Cases
  • Products Liability: Complex Issues
  • Southeast Products Liability Forum 2013
  • Court Square Series 2012- Murfreesboro
  • Pros and Cons of Multidistrict Litigation 2011
  • Tort Reform: Caps on General and Punitive Damages
  • The TN Products Liability Act & State Law Product Liability Concepts
  • The State of Pre-emption in Products Liability Practice
  • Spoliation & The Ethical Duty to Preserve Evidence
  • Mass Tort Update - Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Vehicles, Etc.
  • Effective Use of Experts in Products Liability Cases
  • Complex Products Liability Practice
  • Complex Products Liability Practice COPY
  • Tort Revision 2011
  • Pros and Cons of Multidistrict Litigation
  • Southeast Products Liability 2011
  • General Practice Summit
  • Complex Products Liability Practice
  • The TN Products Liability Act
  • Spoliation & The Ethical Duty to Preserve Evidence
  • State of Medical Malpractice Litigation in TN (Panel)
  • Introduction to MDL
  • Southeast Products Liability Forum
  • Effectively Handling Malpractice Cases in Tennessee
Biography

Mr. Chalos is the managing partner of the Nashville, Tennessee office of Lieff, Cabraser. He represents individuals and businesses who have suffered losses due to fraud and other economic wrongs, as well as individuals who suffered catastrophic personal injuries. Mr. Chalos has tried jury and bench trials in federal and state court.
 
He serves as co-lead MDL and trial counsel in In re: Whirlpool Front-Loading Washer Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 2001), serves on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and as Federal/State Liaison in In re: New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., Products Liability Litigation (deadly fungal meningitis outbreak), (MDL 2419), served on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and co-chaired the Expert Committee in In re: Navistar Diesel Engine Product Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 2223), and has served in leadership roles in a number of other state and federal centralized litigations.
 
Mr. Chalos has co-authored a book, Litigating International Torts in U.S. Courts, published by Thomson Reuters. He has also published a number of articles in peer-reviewed legal journals. He is a frequent speaker at legal seminars regarding a variety of complex civil litigation topics. He has been interviewed on national television news programs, including on Fox News, CNN, and CBS, as well as on numerous national and regional television and radio programs.
 
Mr. Chalos is A/V rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Mr. Chalos was named among the Best of the Bar" by the Nashville Business Journal, a "Mid-South Super Lawyer" and named among the "Best Lawyers in America."
 
Mr. Chalos earned his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1998. 
 
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