Mark D. Shifton

Partner @Gfeller Laurie LLP

Princeton, NJ, US

Mark D. Shifton focuses his practice in the areas of complex civil and commercial litigation in the state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York. Mark routinely represents owners, design professionals, and contractors in cases involving construction disputes and catastrophic property losses, and has extensive experience representing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of a wide variety of industrial, consumer, and recreational products, including green building products, in both individual and class actions. Mark is regularly called upon to speak to various legal, insurance, and industry organizations on various topics such as investigating and defending catastrophic property loss claims, construction defect litigation, and risk management. Mark also routinely defends professional liability actions brought against attorneys, architects, and engineers, as well as insurance industry and health care professionals.In addition to his complex litigation practice, Mark also maintains a practice in the area of green building and sustainable development, and advises developers, design professionals, and contractors on the rapidly-evolving standards and developments in green building. Mark has been accredited as a LEED Green Associate by the Green Building Certification Institute, and has spoken widely on construction and green building issues before a variety of organizations, including the American Institute of Architects, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Property & Liability Resource Bureau, and the Defense Research Organization. Mark currently serves as the Co-Vice Program Chair of the DRI\'s Construction Law Committee, as well as the Co-Chair of the New Jersey Defense Association\'s Construction Law Committee. He is a former Chair of the Building Products SLG of the DRI\'s Product Liability Committee, as well as a former Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Product Liability and Mass Tort Section.