Mark T Young

Mark T. Young, founder and senior partner of Young & Chic LLP, brings over 45 years of hands-on legal experience to each matter. Mr. Young has structured multi-million dollar business transactions and successfully litigated complex factual and legal issues in State Courts throughout California and in Federal Courts in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida. He has represented clients ranging from large multinational corporations to regional, medium, and small local businesses to individuals across the economic spectrum, in each case seeking positive and cost-effective outcomes for each client.

A native Californian, Mr. Young graduated from UCLA in 1976 and from King Hall School of Law (University of California, Davis) in 1979. In law school, he served on the Honors Moot Court Board and as editor of the King Hall Advocate. Mr. Young has been admitted to practice in California since 1979, and is admitted to practice in all Federal Courts in California and Arizona, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Young achieved the AV® - Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell more than 20 years ago. He has served as a judge pro tempore in Los Angeles County Superior Court and is a past Director of the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association, which recognized him as Lawyer of the Year for 2019. Mr. Young was one of the founders of Bridge to Home SCV, a non-profit organization that operates homeless services -- including housing assistance, counseling programs, and a shelter -- in Santa Clarita. He has served on the Bridge to Home SCV Board of Directors continuously since 1996, and is a past Board President. He also currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Valley Industry Association (VIA) and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Preschool. He is a member of the Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita Valley, and San Fernando Valley Bar Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Mark’s practice emphasizes business and real estate transactions, business-related civil litigation, bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related litigation, and trust, wills, and probate matters.