Overview
Construction and Industrial Automation Law
As a construction lawyer, Mark assists clients with virtually every phase of the construction process, from negotiation and drafting of project agreements to litigation and arbitration of complex defect, delay and insurance coverage claims. He has particular expertise with industrial automation projects and has represented such clients throughout North America.
Mark is the author of The Automation Legal Reference: a Guide to Legal Risk in the Automation, Robotics and Process Industries, published by the North Carolina-based International Society of Automation. He also co-authored a set of contract documents created for a "reconsidered" model for integrated project delivery (IPD) used in two $100 million hospital projects (and is coordinating a companion research project designed to implement ongoing improvements to the model). Mark serves as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association's national construction panel.
Real Estate Litigation
Mark also has many years of experience representing clients in complex real estate litigation matters, including in title insurance coverage and defense proceedings, and foreclosures.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Indiana
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Education
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D. magna cum laude (1990)
University of Missouri
B.J. in Journalism (1978)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- 21 Legal Takeaways: 21 Things to Know About Legal Risk in Offering ‘Value Add Services" as a Distributor
National Association of Electrical Distributors - The Automation Legal Reference: A Guide to Legal Risk in the Automation, Robotics and Process Industries
International Society of Automation, 2013
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Control Engineering — Editorial Advisory Board
- American Bar Association — Forum on the Construction Industry
Firm Leadership
- Leader, Real Estate & Construction Practice Group, 2020-present
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — Construction Law, 2011-21; Construction Litigation, 2012-21; Real Estate Litigation, 2012-21 (Real Estate Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2019); and Commercial Litigation, 2009-11
- Martindale-Hubbell — Top Ranked Lawyer in Construction Law, Peer Review Rating: AV®
- American Society of Business Publication Editors, 30th Annual Excellence Awards — Silver winner for regular columns by a contributing writer for publications with a circulation of 80,000 or more (Mark authors "Legalities: Engineering and the Law" for Control Engineering), 2008