Mark Lancaster

First Year of Call
2003

Areas of Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Family Law – Unbundled Services

Description
Mark Lancaster began working in the legal profession in 1999, providing client support services to litigants in a major class action tort. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 2003 after earning an undergraduate degree with distinction in Political Science and a subsequent LL.B from the University of Calgary.

Following his call to the bar, Mark practiced in a mixed family and criminal law practice, and then transitioned to a mid-size boutique firm specializing exclusively in family law. In 2007, he accepted a position as in-house counsel for a professional regulatory body, practicing in the area of administrative law and litigation. There, he conducted professional prosecutions, provided legal advice to decision makers, and assisted in decision drafting. In 2011, Mark transitioned back to private practice working with an elite law firm for 8 years before moving his practice to Moe Hannah in August 2019.

An experienced litigator and accomplished mediator, Mark has had the opportunity to handle matters before regulatory bodies and tribunals, the Provincial Court, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, and the Alberta Court of Appeal.

With a client focused approach, Mark is an advocate of the collaborative law process and has significant experience in contract negotiation, pre-nuptial and marriage agreements, matrimonial property and separation agreements, mediations, DRO’s, judicial dispute resolutions and arbitrations.

Outside of the office, Mark is a dedicated family man who likes to spend as much time as possible with his wife and young children.