Mark is a trial attorney who litigates in the areas of business and financial services, product liability, contracts, torts and employment law. A significant part of his practice is devoted to the defense of major manufacturers in product liability cases and commercial litigants in contract, fraud and securities litigation brought both in federal and state courts. He routinely represents clients in the defense of class action lawsuits including shareholder suits, product liability claims and consumer claims. He served as liaison counsel in multi-district litigation filed in Indianapolis and was actively involved in coordinating the defense of class action claims and over eight hundred personal injury and wrongful death claims.
Mark has advised clients on labor matters from negotiating collective bargaining agreements to obtaining judicial relief during a labor dispute. Mark has represented management in disputes regarding employment agreements, union representation petitions and unfair labor practice charges. He has handled matters before the National Labor Relations Board and private arbitrators.
Mark has extensive experience with employment contracts and restrictive covenants and has drafted such contracts from a litigation perspective and then enforced those contracts in state and federal courts. Mark also works with clients to draft many contracts used daily in commerce including supply agreements; joint development agreements; warranty documents; and, warning labels. While at the Firm, Mark served as Acting General Counsel for a national manufacturing concern. In that role, he was responsible for drafting contracts, leases and other commercial agreements, rendering advice on human resource issues and managing outside counsel in commercial litigation cases.
Mark currently serves as the Firm's General Counsel. He is an avid golfer, boater and antique car and boat fanatic.
Representative Experience
- Liaison counsel in multi-district litigation actively involved in coordinating the defense of class action claims and over eight hundred personal injury and wrongful death claims
- Mills vs Old National Bank- successful dismissal of class action suit alleging injury resulting from breach of computer system security
- Mayberry vs Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire - Appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court resulting in the adoption of a three-part balancing test in the discovery of trade secret information
- Successfully represented Management in the decertification of a union based on the United States Constitution
- Directed Verdict for defendant in jury trial where plaintiff claimed over $25 million in Damages
- Judgment for plaintiff in ERISA suit-first reported Indiana District Court case finding a participant had a right to recover from the administrator for individual damages versus damages to the plan itself
Professional Associations
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association, Member
- 7th Circuit Bar Association, Member
- Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- Indiana Lawyers Club, Member
- The Law Club, Member
Awards & Recognitions
- Benchmark Litigation, Indiana Litigation Star
Seminars & Presentations
- "Litigating Banking Law Issues", Banking Law and Regulation (ICLEF), 2017
- "Litigating Banking Law Issues", Banking Law and Regulation (ICLEF), 2010
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana- presentation on trial strategy
Publications
- Co-Author, "Indiana Financial Institutions Continue to be Targeted in Class Action Overdrafts and NSF Lawsuits," February 3, 2021
- Contributing Author Indiana Section - The Product Liability Desk Reference
- Contributing Author Indiana Section - The Business Torts Desk Reference
Education
- J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1983
- A.B., cum laude, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1980
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983
Practices
Industries
Golfing
Boating
Antique Cars
Litigation
Indiana Financial Institutions Continue to be Targeted in Class Action Overdraft and NSF Lawsuits
February 3, 2021
Thought Leadership
New Wave of Overdraft Fee Class Action Suits Targets Indiana Financial Institutions
September 22, 2019
Mark is a trial attorney who litigates in the areas of business and financial services, product liability, contracts, torts and employment law. A significant part of his practice is devoted to the defense of major manufacturers in product liability cases and commercial litigants in contract, fraud and securities litigation brought both in federal and state courts. He routinely represents clients in the defense of class action lawsuits including shareholder suits, product liability claims and consumer claims. He served as liaison counsel in multi-district litigation filed in Indianapolis and was actively involved in coordinating the defense of class action claims and over eight hundred personal injury and wrongful death claims.
Mark has advised clients on labor matters from negotiating collective bargaining agreements to obtaining judicial relief during a labor dispute. Mark has represented management in disputes regarding employment agreements, union representation petitions and unfair labor practice charges. He has handled matters before the National Labor Relations Board and private arbitrators.
Mark has extensive experience with employment contracts and restrictive covenants and has drafted such contracts from a litigation perspective and then enforced those contracts in state and federal courts. Mark also works with clients to draft many contracts used daily in commerce including supply agreements; joint development agreements; warranty documents; and, warning labels. While at the Firm, Mark served as Acting General Counsel for a national manufacturing concern. In that role, he was responsible for drafting contracts, leases and other commercial agreements, rendering advice on human resource issues and managing outside counsel in commercial litigation cases.
Mark currently serves as the Firm's General Counsel. He is an avid golfer, boater and antique car and boat fanatic.
Representative Experience
- Liaison counsel in multi-district litigation actively involved in coordinating the defense of class action claims and over eight hundred personal injury and wrongful death claims
- Mills vs Old National Bank- successful dismissal of class action suit alleging injury resulting from breach of computer system security
- Mayberry vs Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire - Appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court resulting in the adoption of a three-part balancing test in the discovery of trade secret information
- Successfully represented Management in the decertification of a union based on the United States Constitution
- Directed Verdict for defendant in jury trial where plaintiff claimed over $25 million in Damages
- Judgment for plaintiff in ERISA suit-first reported Indiana District Court case finding a participant had a right to recover from the administrator for individual damages versus damages to the plan itself
Professional Associations
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association, Member
- 7th Circuit Bar Association, Member
- Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- Indiana Lawyers Club, Member
- The Law Club, Member
Awards & Recognitions
- Benchmark Litigation, Indiana Litigation Star
Seminars & Presentations
- "Litigating Banking Law Issues", Banking Law and Regulation (ICLEF), 2017
- "Litigating Banking Law Issues", Banking Law and Regulation (ICLEF), 2010
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana- presentation on trial strategy
Publications
- Co-Author, "Indiana Financial Institutions Continue to be Targeted in Class Action Overdrafts and NSF Lawsuits," February 3, 2021
- Contributing Author Indiana Section - The Product Liability Desk Reference
- Contributing Author Indiana Section - The Business Torts Desk Reference
Education
- J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1983
- A.B., cum laude, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1980
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983