In his overย 20 years of practice, Mark has specialized in restructuring and insolvency work and complex commercial litigation. He has appeared in bankruptcy and federal district courts throughout the country. Most recently, he has represented secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy matters related to real estate, energy, health care, telecommunications and retail, among other industries. Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, Mark was a partner at several national law firms.
Mark has a nationwide practice representing transportation clients who find themselves having to navigate issues with customers facing bankruptcy.ย Those cases often involve, among other concerns, the need to recover trucks and trailers, the negotiation and litigation of issues related to executory contracts, and the pursuit and litigation of claims against bankrupt customers.
Mark is a former prosecutor for Dallas County and writes and speaks frequently to local and national groups on bankruptcy topics.
A major financial institution in a real estate bankruptcy (Northern District of Texas)
A committee of unsecured creditors in a health care bankruptcy (Southern District of Texas)
A publicly listed REIT in a complex hospitality bankruptcy (Northern District of Illinois)
A major financial institution in a real estate bankruptcy (Central District of California)
A private equity firm in a retail/real estate bankruptcy (Western District of Texas)
A major financial institution in an agribusiness bankruptcy (District of Nevada)
An international oil and gas company in an energy bankruptcy (District of Delaware)
A major financial institution in a real estate bankruptcy (Southern District of Texas)
A major telecommunication company in a bankruptcy (Eastern District of Texas)
A major financial institution in a telecommunications bankruptcy (U.S. Virgin Islands)
A group of major financial institutions in an energy bankruptcy (Northern District of Texas)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 1994
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
The Best Lawyers in Americaยฎ, Bankruptcy and Creditors/Debtors Rights and Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2011-2024; Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2024
Named a โTexas Rising Starโ by Thomson Reuters for Bankruptcy Law (2005-2006)
Named among the โBest Lawyers in Dallasโย in the Bankruptcy and Workout category by D Magazine (2019)
Rated AV Preeminentโข by Martindale-Hubbellยฎ
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