Don’t let Mark’s easygoing demeanor fool you – he’s definitely juggling 10 things, he just never lets it show. Mark routinely serves as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel and issuer’s counsel in governmental and non-profit public finance transactions, primarily involving tax-exempt bonds. In addition, he has experience in financing and development of infrastructure, such as water and sewer systems, and economic development projects, including tax increment financing and economic opportunity development districts. He has acted as counsel in commercial loan transactions involving other financing arrangements for private and non-profit entities. Mark routinely works on transactions in several different industries, including healthcare, higher education, energy, and manufacturing. Mark has experience in securities law, including blue sky filings and preparing offering materials. He regularly drafts legislation for clients, including economic development and public finance legislation authorizing the creation of special districts and the issuance of revenue bonds.

Mark’s reputation for being smart, practical, and unflappable led to a short hiatus in his time at Jackson Kelly when he served as Deputy General Counsel to Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and Senior Associate General Counsel at West Virginia University.  Mark’s involvement in government and the legislative process, including serving as counsel to the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee and Economic Development Committee, makes him the ideal person to guide clients through economic development and public finance projects.

A Charleston native, Mark now lives in Morgantown with his wife, two daughters, and their two dogs. Outside of the office, Mark enjoys going to concerts and Mountaineer games, making homemade pizza, and trying to get his wife to appreciate the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish.