Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 2008
Education: Seattle University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2018 Details
A family law attorney with over 15 years of experience, Mark Arend is a partner at McKinley Irvin in Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Arend has a strong background in complex dissolution cases and serves as a certified mediator and arbitrator. His clients value his keen knowledge of the law as well as his compassion. In his family law practice, Mr. Arend emphasizes the need to listen above all else: “For me, that’s the first commandment in the law: Talk less. Listen more.”
Mr. Arend is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and is distinguished as a Washington Super Lawyer. He graduated from Seattle University School of Law. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Arend served in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot and officer. He continues to honor his military roots as a volunteer attorney for Operation Military Family, an organization serving military and veteran families.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2008, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://www.mckinleyirvin.com/attorney-profiles/mark-arend/
- EuroNATO Fighter Pilot Training Graduate
- Commissioner Pro Tempore, Pierce County Superior Court, 2023
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 2024
- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, 2023
- Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2023
- Chairman, Platinum Achievement Committee, Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court, Chapter XXV
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
- King County Bar Association Mediation Certification, 2006
- Volunteer Attorney, Tacoma-Pierce County Legal Clinic, 2023
- Volunteer Attorney, WSBA Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project, 2023
- Volunteer Attorney, Operation Military Family, 2023
- Board of Directors. Cascade Vista Athletic Club Youth Sports, 2023
- Washington Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell, 2023
- Pro Bono Publico Honor Roll, Washington State Bar Association, 2017
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law
- Certified Mediator, King County Dispute Resolution Center
- Graduate, Trial Skills, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- B.A., University of Washington
- United States Air Force, Fighter Pilot and Officer, 1988
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2018
