Select Matters
- Asphalt M&A: Represented a leading asphalt paving and aggregates producer with vertically-integrated operations operating a network of strategically located assets, including one quarry, one sand and gravel operation, 11 aggregate yards, three asphalt plants, and a fleet of 168 owned and leased barges—in its $540 million sale to a diversified construction and construction materials company and a full-suite provider in the transportation, water infrastructure, and mineral exploration markets.
- General Obligation Bond: Representation of a school district in a $14 million dollar general obligation bond issuance
- Joint Use Agreement: Representation of an electric utility in negotiating a new joint use agreement with a common use telephone provider
- Eminent Domain: Trial counsel for acquisition of a transmission line right of way. Jury awarded landowner 5% of its requested relief.
- Eminent Domain: Trial counsel for acquisition of a transmission line right of way. Jury awarded landowner less than 33% of its requested relief.
- Contractor Dispute: Mark was first chair for jury trial involving claims against a subcontract, general contractor and owner. After six days of trial, the sub-subcontractor's lien claims against the owner and general contractor were dismissed and not submitted to the jury. Despite arguments for a verdict in excess of $1 million, the jury awarded the sub-subcontractor the balance of its contract value from the subcontractor and a nominal award against the general contractor for extra-contractual work requested by the general contractor.
- Scope of Education Contract: Mark's client was awarded summary judgment finding that a basketball coach's coaching duties were separate and distinct from its teaching contract. This ruling was affirmed on appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Electric Contact Case: Mark successfully settled a lawsuit for an electric utility provider alleging negligence on the part of the provider, which led to contact with live utility lines. The settlement was for approximately 33% of the damages alleged by the plaintiff.
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Events & Speaking Engagements
Credentials
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2002, cum laude
- Huntingdon College, B.A., 1998, Management, History Minor
Courts
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 2002
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2002
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2002
- Tennessee, 2002
- Alabama, 2004
Professional Affiliations
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Harrison County Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- DRI - Lawyers Representing Business
- Mississippi School Board Association
Awards & Accolades
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, 2023-present
Community Involvement
- Trinity United Methodist Church
- Make-a-Wish Foundation, Board of Directors
- Gulfport Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
- Boy's & Girls Club - Forrest Heights Center, Board of Directors