Mark Briol graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1976 and number one in his law school class in 1981. He has tried more than 100 commercial and securities cases to award or verdict.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Named the 2016 Securities Litigation Lawyer of the Year for the Minneapolis Area by Best Lawyers-
American Institute of Trial Lawyers 2020 Litigator of the Year, Personal Injury Law Section
- One of the Top 10 Lawyers in Minnesota by Minnesota Super Lawyers© for five years
- One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Minnesota by Minnesota Super Lawyers for 21 years
- National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney 2020
- For inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America ®" in the practice areas of Bet the Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation,and Litigation - Securities
- One of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Minnesota by The National Trial Lawyers Association ©
- One of the Top 100 Litigators in Minnesota by The American Society of Legal Advocates ©
- 2019 Recipient— America's Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators®
- Rated AV-Preeminent (the highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell ®
- Rated Judicial AV-Preeminent for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards (the highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, Judicial Edition ®