Mark is counsel in the Tupelo office practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, employment law, and health care law. His insurance defense experience includes the defense of insurers in first-party claims involving life, accident, and disability policies, and third-party claims against medical care providers and property owners. He is also experienced in ERISA and employment matters, including employee benefit claims, breach of fiduciary duty, employment discrimination, and wrongful termination.

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., with honors, 1996; Survey and Comments Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal
• Harding University, B.S. in Public Administration, 1991

• Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section; Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute; President's Council, Harding University

• "The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Regulations," Jackson Association of Health Underwriters (November 17, 2000)
• "The Patient Protection Act in Arkansas," Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Health Care Association (1999)
• "Note: Municipal Law - Utility Franchise Fees - True Nature of Levy Immaterial What City Possesses Statuatory Authority. City of Little Rock v. AT&T Communications, Inc., 318 Ark. 616 (1994), 18 University of Arkansas Little Rock Law Journal 259 (1996)

• Representation of insurers and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in multi-million dollar class-action litigation involving insurance business practices and products liability claims.
• Representation of insurers and plan administrators in claims for benefits under ERISA plans.
• Representation of long-term care providers in regulatory matters involving compliance with state and federal regulations and civil matters involving negligence claims.
• Represented health care corporations in matters involving the recruitment and credentialing of physicians, contract and employment issues, and defense of negligence claims.