Mark M. Whitney - Marblehead, MA
Attorney at Whitney Law Group, LLC
Employment Law-Individual/Companies Lawyers in Marblehead, MA
11 State Street Marblehead, MA 01945
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32
Years
Experience
Marblehead Employment Law-Individual/Companies Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law-Individual/Companies
Attorney Information
Overview
Mark Whitney is a partner at Morgan, Brown & Joy and practices in the field of employment law, specializing in management representation. He represents employers before administrative agencies and the courts in disputes arising under the myriad State and Federal laws that regulate the employment relationship. An important part of Mark's practice is helping clients prevent such disputes by providing consulting services on a variety of employment law issues, such as risk management practices, personnel policies, and statutory compliance. He also conducts seminars and employee/management training on a variety of employment-related topics.
A significant part of Mark's practice involves helping companies protect their trade secrets, customer goodwill and other proprietary information, which includes evaluation of critical company policies and practices and drafting of employee agreements (noncompete, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure, intellectual property, separation and other employment agreements). Mark regularly represents companies in court seeking to prevent the misappropriation of trade secrets or other methods of unfair competition; he also assists companies who find themselves embroiled in noncompete litigation with their new hire's former employer. Mark edits the Massachusetts chapter of the leading national treatise on noncompetition law. [Covenants Not to Compete: A State By State Survey (BNA 2004)] He is an active member of the Trade Secret and Interference with Contracts Committee of the ABA’s Section of Intellectual Property Law.
Mark has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in the field of employment litigation by a poll of Massachusetts Lawyers conducted by Law and Politics Magazine. This is the second time that this poll has been conducted in Massachusetts, and the second year in a row that Mark was selected. Mark's "Rising Star" selection is featured in the May 2006 issue of Boston Magazine.
Mark is active in the community. He serves on the Personnel Board of the Town of Winchester, Massachusetts. Mark is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ALS Association - Massachusetts Chapter, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and providing patient services. Mark also coaches two soccer teams, as part of his town youth soccer club.
Before joining Morgan, Brown & Joy, Mark gained large-firm practice experience in New York City, New Hampshire and Boston. In addition to law firm experience, Mark worked as in-house counsel for a New England-based insurance company where he oversaw its Employment Practices Liability Insurance program.
Mark is a graduate of the University of Rochester (B.A. 1987) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1993), where he was an editorial member of the Brooklyn Law Review and member of the Moot Court Honor Society. He is admitted to practice before the Bars of: the States of New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York, the District of New Hampshire, and the District of Massachusetts; the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Third Circuits; and the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell’s
- Rising Star® or SuperLawyer® by Thomson Reuters’ SuperLawyer Magazine since 2005
- 2016 Massachusetts SuperLawyer® by Thomson Reuters’ SuperLawyer Magazine
Other Sources of Feedback About Mark M. Whitney
Included on the 2026 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Brooklyn Law School,
Brooklyn,
New York, 1993
J.D.
Honors: Competing Member, Moot Court Honor Society
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Writing and Civil Procedure (award for achieving the highest grade in the entire class)
Law Review: Brooklyn Law Review, Senior Editor
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Brooklyn Law School,
Brooklyn,
New York, 1993
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Non Legal Education
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University of Rochester, 1987
B.A.
Major: Economics
Major: Political Science
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University of Rochester, 1987
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founder, since 2017
Past Positions
- Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP in Boston
- MB&J, Equity partner, 2006 - 2017
Classes and Seminars
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National Business Institute seminar "Human Resource Law from Start to Finish" on the subjects of "Annual Employment Law Update" and "Workplace Behavior and Privacy" and "Discipline and Discharge - Necessary Documentation." (November 2018)
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National Business Institute seminar “Advanced Employment Law: What You Need to Know" on the subjects “FMLA Complications: Intermittent Leave, Termination and More" and "Navigating the ADA." (October 2018)
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National Business Institute seminar “Employment Law: 2018 Comprehensive Guide" on the subjects “Dealing with the Troubled/Troubling Employee" and "FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation: Managing Leave of Absence Issues." (July 2018)
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National Business Institute seminar “Human Resources Law From A to Z" on the subjects “Annual Employment Law Update" and "Workplace Behavioral Issues - Handling Thorny Situations." (November 2017)
- "Workplace Behavioral Issues - Handling Thorny Situations" seminar at the MetroWest Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management, the MetroWest HRMA. (September 2017)
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, Board of Directors of Piers Park Sailing Center
- Coach, Marblehead Youth Soccer Association
- Personnel Board of the Town of Winchester, Massachusetts
- Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ALS Association - Massachusetts Chapter
Published Works
Articles
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Author, New England Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Digest
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Author, First Circuit Trade Secret Law Update for the ABA IP law section’s annual meeting
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1994
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Other Affiliations
- Brooklyn Law School’s Trade Secrets Institute (Member of the Advisory Board)
- Trade Secrets and Interference with Contracts Committee of the ABA’s Section of Intellectual Property Law (Member)
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Contact
11 State Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
Phone: 781-908-3202
Fax: 781-205-0967
Email: Send a message
Hours: By Appointment Only
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