mark allen wilson, ESQ.

Mr. Wilson has been a member of the State Bar of California since December 2006 and has specialized in real property law and real estate law since 2011.  Mr. Wilson has a diverse background in real estate law, joining the Blake Law Firm after spending three years as a Directing Attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (“CRLA”), a nonprofit legal services provider for low-income and rural California residents. Mr. Wilson managed and directed CRLA’s Mobile Home Ownership Preservation program, a team of attorneys and case workers dedicated to defending the legal rights of homeowners who reside in mobile home parks throughout the State of California. Prior to CRLA Inc.,

Mr. Wilson was a Senior Attorney with Community Legal Advisors Inc. (“CLA”) and specialized in common interest development / community association law. He advised association property managers and board of directors in a general counsel capacity, providing legal advice and opinion letters, and handled civil litigation regarding CC&R’s enforcement, recovery of delinquent assessments, injunctive relief, quiet title, judicial foreclosures, and enforcement of federal and state housing discrimination laws, among other community association related litigation.  

Mr. Wilson previously served as Chair of the Real Property Law Section (“RPLS”) Executive Committee (California Lawyers Association - 2024-25 term) and currently remains active on the Executive Committee as an Advisor. He has been an active member of the CLA-RPLS Executive Committee since 2019. Mr. Wilson created and chaired the inaugural Homeowners Association / Common Interest Development Practice Area Committee for the RPLS Ex-Com in 2019, and the PAC remains active today. 

Mr. Wilson obtained his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA, and his bachelor’s degree in English from UCLA. Mr. Wilson’s hobbies include reading, photography, music, cinema, and baseball.

Publications / Articles / CLE Presentations / Webinars:

• Practicing Law Institute (“PLI”): Advocates’ Guide for Protecting Tenants’ Rights: Advanced Unlawful Detainer Defense 2025 (San Francisco)

• Live 6-hour CLE program provides the advanced knowledge you will need to effectively defend tenants from eviction, including issues related to the increasing use of technology in the housing space.

• Panel presenter for a portion of the training titled “Emerging Issues for Mobile Home Park Residents.”

• Currently in the PLI catalogue through Feb 25, 2027.

• “After the Disaster: Responding to a Major Crisis” “After the Disaster: Responding to a Major Crisis” Community Association Institute Journal (Spring 2019 Edition)

• Article that provides tips on how HOA's can be proactive to minimize potential disasters and how to protect the Association and its members when disasters do hit.

• “Managing Vacation and Short-Term Rentals”

• California Association of Community Managers ("CACM") Law Journal (2019 Summer Issue) · Jan 1, 2019

• “DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS IN HOUSING: Failure to Engage in an Interactive Process with Disabled Tenant / Resident Owner After a Request for Accommodation Could Make One Liable for Disability Discrimination Even if the Accommodation Request is Found Unreasonable” – By: Mark Allen Wilson, Esq. and Charles D. Richmond, Esq.

• Published in the North County Lawyer, December 2017, Vol. 34, No. 12. A Publication of the North County Bar Association (San Diego County)

• Published in Real Property Law E-News, February 2018 Edition

• A Publication of the California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section

Bar and Court Admissions:

• State Bar of California, #246765

Memberships and Awards:

• California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section, Executive Committee Advisor

Education:

• B.A., English, University of California, Los Angeles

• J.D., California Western School of Law, San Diego