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Mark has represented a broad range of clients involved in complex legal matters including business owners & investors, insurance companies & insureds, financial institutions & borrowers, as well as contractors & homeowners.  As an experienced litigator and advocate, he works to ensure that his clients’ interests are protected and advanced. Mark uses his interest and experience in construction law to regularly advise property owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals in meeting the challenges of significant projects.   He also provides legal counsel to assist corporate and business clients in effectively managing their business, while avoiding costly and disruptive litigation.  His Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating results from his exceptional ethical standards and demonstration of professional excellence.

Mark has repeatedly been identified as a member of the "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine and voted a “Virginia Super Lawyer” by other distinguished members of the legal community. 

 Practice Areas:

• Business Corporate
• Commercial Finance
• Construction
• Creditor's Rights
• Employment
• Litigation

Education:

• Hampden-Sydney College (1970)
• University of Virginia School of Law (1973)

Experience:

• Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte (1973-present)
• Virginia Continuing Legal Education Programs (Lecturer)
• Lorman Educational Services (Lecturer)

Associations:

• Roanoke Bar Association (Director 1976-1978; 1986-1988)
• Virginia State Bar (Special Committee on Bench-Bar Relations, 2006-present)
• American Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• International Association of Defense Counsel

Civic Involvement:

• Roanoke Country Club, Inc. (former President/Governor 1982-1986; Counsel 2001-present)
• Roanoke Civic Center Commission (former Chairman/Member 1993-2001)
• Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Club (former President/Director 1985-1996)
• Catholic Family and Children’s Services (former Director)
• Roanoke Valley Counsel of Community Service (former Director)
• Roanoke Valley Historical Society (former Director)

Representative Work:

Business/Corporate

• Brizzolara v. Sherwood Memorial Park, Inc., 274 Va. 164, 645 S.E.2d 508 (2007)
• Deane v. Novacare Orthotics & Prosthetics East, Inc., 50 Va. Cir. 418 (1999)

Construction

• Hopgilkinslock, Inc. v. McDevitt & Street Co., 846 F.2d 71 (4th Cir. 1988)
• Blue Cross of Southwestern Virginia v. McDevitt & Street Co., 234 Va. 191, 360 S.E.2d 825 (1987)

Creditor's Rights

• In re First Federal Corp., 42 B.R. 682 (W.D.Va. 1984)
• In re Musgrove, 7 B.R. 892 (W.D. Va. 1981)

Employment

• McDaniel v. Mead Corp., 818 F.2d 861 (4th Cir. 1987)

Authorship:

• Member of LLC May Not Pursue Individual Claims Against Fellow Members or Managers of the LLC for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Recent Legislative Enactments Affect Health Care Providers
• Misrepresentations As to Work Performed by Contrators Only Support Action for Breach of Contract and Not Fraud

Publications & Lectures:

• "You and the Law", Roanoke Bar Association, March 2010
• Construction Law Update, Brown, Edwards & Co., LLP, November 2007
• Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues, Lorman Education Services, November 2007
• Automobile Liability Insurance, Virginia Continuing Legal Education Committee, October 2003
• Selected Construction Law Issues - Pay-When-Paid and Dispute Resolution Clauses, Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte Legal Education Seminar, September 2002
• Co-Author, Insurance Law in Virginia, "Chapter 8- Motor Vehicles-Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Insurance", Virginia Law Foundation, January 2002