Mark Hostetter

Attorney Profile

Mark W. Hostetter is a civil litigation attorney admitted to practice in Texas, California, and the United States Supreme Court. His legal work has focused on disputes involving business matters, employment claims, accidents, and property-related cases.

Mr. Hostetter founded the Law Office of Mark W. Hostetter in San Jose, California, where he served as Founder and Principal Attorney from 2010 to 2024. His practice frequently represented Silicon Valley engineers, startup founders, and technology professionals in litigation involving business disputes, employment matters, and property claims. He also advised founders on issues involving inventions, business strategies, and co-founder disputes.

His appellate work includes decisions such as Marcus v. Farsai, Patel v. National University, and Blum Plaza v. GCRI. Earlier in his career, he worked as an Associate Attorney at Vogl & Meredith in San Francisco, defending cases involving catastrophic personal injury, complex toxic torts, public entity liability, employment disputes, landlord-tenant matters, and real property litigation.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Business Disputes
• Employment Disputes
• Accident Claims
• Property Disputes
• Startup and Founder Disputes
• Intellectual Property-Related Conflicts

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• California
• United States Supreme Court

Education

UCLA School of Law – Los Angeles, California

• Juris Doctor
• Top half of class
• Teaching Assistant – Legal Research & Writing and School of Public Policy

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
• Member – University of Tennessee and United States National Track & Field Teams
• Publication: “Using ROC curves to test models of recognition memory,” Memory & Cognition, 28, 161-166