Mark is an experienced litigator who has tried numerous cases in such areas as medical malpractice, product liability, toxic torts, truck and transportation litigation, insurance coverage, and others. His practice also includes appellate proceedings before the South Carolina Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals.

A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Mark received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the Richland County and South Carolina Bar Associations and is active in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Transportation Industry Defense Association (TIDA), the Transportation Lawyers Association, the Association of Transportation Practitioners, the American Trucking Association, and the American Arbitration Association. He serves on the board of directors for USLAW and is chairman of its Transportation Committee.

Mark is married to the former Margaret Harper of Knoxville, Tennessee. They have three children. He enjoys golf and other sports. He is a deacon and Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia.