Mark is a partner who focuses his practice on Government Advocacy & Economic Development, guiding clients through the administrative processes of state and local governments in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He concentrates on health care law, planning and zoning, eminent domain, and the pursuit of government incentives for new or expanded businesses.
In 1983, Mark obtained his J.D. with honors from George Washington University, where he was the managing editor of the Journal of International Law and Economics.
From 1991 to 1995, Mark served in the administration of Kentucky Governor Brereton C. Jones as General Counsel to the Governor, Budget Director and Secretary of the Governor’s Executive Cabinet. In this last position, Mark was the highest ranking official in state government below the Governor, overseeing the state’s 34,000 employees and its $10 billion biennial budget.
Mark is admitted to every court in Kentucky, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as a Special Justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Mark has been active in a number of civic endeavors. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Board of the Alliance for Catholic Urban Education, Secretary for the Serra Club for Vocations in Northern Kentucky, and Past Chair of the Kentucky Workforce Center.
In the past, Mark has served as: a member of the Board of Directors of The Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Advisory Board of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, a member of the Northern Kentucky University Foundation Board of Trustees, a member of the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Covington, and a Member of the Board of EdChoice, a statewide school choice initiative.
Mark has been married to his wife, Casey, for over 38 years and together they have five adult children. Mark is an avid student of Irish poetry, Irish history and modern Irish politics. He is Past President of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Administrative, Regulatory Law –Best Lawyers in America (2012 – 2024)
- Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award (bestowed by Pope Francis 2020)
- Bishop William A. Hughes Awards recipient – Thomas More University (2018)
- Walter R. Dunlevy Frontiersman Award – Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (2017)
- Marcella Strategier “Angel of Hope” Award – Catholic Charities (2013)
- Administrative Law –Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Tri-State “Leading Lawyer” – Cincy Business Magazine
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Northern Kentucky Bar Association
- National Diocesan Attorneys Association
- “Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Investigations” — Employment Update
- “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, an Update on Electronic Health Records” — Healthcare Financial Management Association
- “Mock Trial Presentation, Labor and Employment Issues” — HR100 Group, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- J.D., George Washington University, with honors, 1983
- H.A.B., Xavier University, summa cum laude, 1980
