Overview
Construction and Industrial Automation Law
As a construction attorney, 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 experience 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
- Lessons from the Hot Stove: Construction Projects with Problems
Moderator, Construction Summit, Indianapolis, 2019 - The Legalities of Maintenance and Service Contracts
Speaker, Burrow Global, Houston, 2019 - Introduction to Construction Contract Review
Speaker, Webinar, 2018 - How to Manage Legal Risk on a Shoestring
Speaker, Webinar, 2017 - Not All IPD Projects are Lean
Speaker, Lean Construction Institute, Webinar, 2016 - The New and Improved Consensus Docs 300
Speaker, Lean Construction Congress, Boston, 2015 - Implementing Integrated Project Delivery: Theory Meets Reality
Speaker, Notre Dame University, 2015 - The Automation Legal Reference: A Guide to Legal Risk in the Automation, Robotics and Process Industries
Author, International Society of Automation, 2013 - 21 Legal Takeaways for the Automation Industry
Author, Control Engineering Magazine, 2013 - Know Your Project Delivery Method
Author, Control Engineering Magazine, 2010 - Litigating Construction Cases in the United States
Speaker, Ferrovial, Madrid, 2010 - Responsibilities for Functional Safety for Machine and Process Control
Speaker, CSIA, 20019 - Negotiating Take It or Leave It Contracts
Author, Control Engineering Magazine, 2008 - Overview of Intellectual Property Licensing Issues
Speaker, CSIA Annual Executive Conference, 2004 - A Contractor's Legal Toolkit
Speaker, CSIA Annual Executive Conference, 2003 - Mold Law 101
Speaker, ASHRAE, 2003 - We Don't Have a Contract — We Just Have This Purchase Order. How Do We Know Who's Right?
Speaker, Indiana Construction Industry Conference, 2002 - A Legal Survival Kit for Facilities Managers
Speaker, Indiana Physical Plant Administrators Association, 2002 - Who Wants to Be a Construction Lawyer?
Speaker, Indiana Construction Industry Conference, 2001 - Everything You Need to Know About Liens in an Hour or Less
Speaker, Mechanical Contractors Association of Indiana, 2001 - Realities of Civil Litigation Can Frustrate Many
Author, Indiana Business Journal, 1996 - Law in Plain English
Author, Indiana Business Journal (column),1994-99 - The Short History of a Rule of Evidence That Failed
Author, 23 Indiana Law Review 927, 1990
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, 2011-22; Construction Litigation, 2012-22; Real Estate Litigation, 2012-22 (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®
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- 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