Overview
Mark is a civil defense litigator and trial attorney with more than 38 years of experience representing clients in both state and federal courts in Texas. He focuses his practice on defending transportation companies, truck drivers, businesses and individual business owners in professional liability claims, contract disputes, premises liability, personal injury, wrongful death and survival actions. He also has experience representing clients in dram shop claims.
Prior to joining MDJW, Mark's representative clients included multi-national corporations, trucking and logistics companies, swimming pool construction and repair companies, handled construction defect and architect/engineer liability claims. He also handed matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary obligations, breach of warranty, deceptive trade practices and fraud. Mark also has defended clients against disparagement, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference and collections claims. He has additional experience handling cases concerning civil assault, battery, false imprisonment, as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, malicious prosecution, and invasion of privacy.
Mark is regularly appointed by civil district and county courts as an attorney ad litem, and guardian ad litem. He is also a certified mediator and has successfully mediated more than 250 cases involving all aspects of civil litigation. In addition to his legal practice, Mark is an Adjunct Professor for Alvin Community College's paralegal program. For more than 12 years, he has taught civil litigation and personal injury courses.
Honors & Awards
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™ attorney, recognized for 28 years for the highest level of professional excellence
South Texas Law Review, J. Douglas Cherry Award, 1986
South Texas Law Journal, Judge John R. Brown Award, 1985
South Texas College of Law, Dean's List Spring 1984 & 1985
Professional Affiliations
Professional
- State Bar of Texas
o Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Member o Litigation Section, Member
- Houston Bar Association
o Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Member o Litigation Section, Member
o Dispute Committe
o Senior Lawyers Committee, Member
o Speaker's Bureau Committee, Member and Former Chair
o Teach Texas Committee, Member
- Texas Aggie Bar Association, Member
Practice Areas
- Advertising Liability and Personal Injury
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (Insurance)
- Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitrations under Individual and Collective Agreements
- Arson & Fraud Defense
- Auto Insurance (Personal and Commercial)
- Business Torts
- Client Seminars and Supervisor Training
- Commercial General Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Coverage Analysis and Advice
- Defense of Errors and Omissions Claims
- Department of Labor Investigations / Wage and Hour Disputes
- Fee Disputes
- Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements
- Personal Injury Defense
- Personal Injury Litigation (Products and Premises Liability)
- Personal Lines Coverage
- Professional Liability
- Professional Liability Claims
- Subrogation Recovery
- Training and Continuing Education
Credentials
Education
South Texas College of Law, JD, 1986
o Dean's List
o South Texas Law Review, Articles Editor
o Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity, Historian
Texas A&M University, College Station TX, BBA, Finance, 1981
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- United States District Courts: Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Certification
- University of Houston, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, Certified Mediator, June 2011