Mark Broughton

Adjunct Professor of Law

mark.broughton@faculty.sjcl.edu

Education

J.D., Western State University College of Law, San Diego
B.A. University of California, San Diego

Courses Taught

Criminal Trial Practice

Over four decades Mark has tried approximately 300 criminal cases ranging from petty thefts, violent felonies, to capital murder cases. He practiced law in San Diego for 17 years, for many years was the Chief Criminal Defense Attorney for the indigent conflict defense firm in Fresno, and now leads a small firm specializing in criminal defense. He has worked with the Northern California Innocence Project to exonerate two people who were wrongfully convicted and spent decades in prison. He is a criminal law specialist certified by the State Bar of California, Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Fresno County Bar Association, member of the Criminal Law Section of the California Law Association, Member of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, National Association for Criminal Justice, Federal Bar Association, and is currently a California Supreme Court Appointee to the State Bar Board of Trustees.