Overview

Mark is a seasoned litigator and senior partner who mitigates risk and delivers results to his clients by partnering with them to understand the needs of their business, recognizing the nuances specific to each product or service, and counseling them through contentious situations from the inception of a claim through the finality of litigation.

As Partner-in-Charge of the firm's Fort Mitchell, KY office, Kentucky Legal Operations Liaison for the firm, and Co-Chair of Reminger’s Workers’ Compensation practice group, Mark specializes in defending employers, commercial businesses and decision-makers, from formulating and implementing a national strategy in multijurisdictional litigation to managing multiple-suit, mass-tort, large class actions and workers’ compensation litigation.

Leveraging his comprehensive trial experience, Mark serves as national counsel for a leading flavor and fragrance manufacturer. 

Mark also serves as Co-Chair of Reminger’s Cannabis and Hemp Law practice group, where he counsels cannabis businesses to advance their business operations, enhance their profitability, and minimize risk.  

Mark regularly defends clients in the following areas:

  • Workers’ Compensation Defense
  • Toxic tort (Environmental, Flavoring, Consumer, Employment Exposures, Vaping/E-Cigarette industry, etc.)
  • Class actions
  • Mass tort actions
  • Regulatory and compliance counseling
  • Due diligence
  • Complex Products Liability Defense
  • Professional Liability Defense
  • General liability

Mark works with clients in a wide variety of industries that include:

  • Flavor, food and fragrance
  • Cannabis, THC and vaping
  • Oil and gas
  • Electronics
  • Agriculture and land development
  • Automobile and general manufacturing
  • Lending
  • Retailing
  • Mining
  • Blasting
  • Agricultural products
  • Healthcare

From workers’ compensation, to complex national/multi-jurisdictional liability litigation matters, to negotiating pre-litigation matters, Mark’s experience has given him the ability to provide a comprehensive suite of litigation services to his clients.

Honors & Recognitions

Recognized as a Rising Star and as a Super Lawyer by Kentucky Super Lawyers Magazine, 2013-2019

Community & Professional

Kentucky Bar Association

Northern Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Co-Chairperson - Workers' Compensation Committee/Adjuster
Training Subcommittee
Cannabis Law Subcommittee

Results

For a more complete list of trial results, please contact attorney.
  • Oct 23, 2015, Claim Dismissed
    Kentucky Dept. Workers’ Compensation

    Claimant was seeking permanent total disability benefits as a result of alleged low back injury. Claim dismissed on the basis of lay and medical evidence presented by defense indicating Claimant’s condition was not work-related.

  • Jun 25, 2014, Plaintiff Verdict
    KY. Dept. of Claims

    Prosecution of Plaintiff workers’ compensation claim for allowance of bilateral total knee arthroplasty

  • May 17, 2013, Summary Judgment on behalf of Defendants
    Fayette Cty, KY

    Defense of Dram Shop Act claims

  • Mar 23, 2010, Favorable Outcome
    Letcher - KY

    Defense of personal injury claim based upon allegations of consumption of adulterated food

  • Aug 26, 2008
    Whitley County, KY

    Arbitration defense of adulterated food commercial premises liability claim.

    (Argo Group)

  • Apr 23, 2007
    Fayette County, KY

    Arbitration defense of property damage insurance coverage claim.

  • Apr 16, 2007
    Boone County, KY

    Defense of commercial premises liability personal injury claim.

News

Speaking Engagements

  • Negotiating Workers' Comp Liens Effectively
    Nov 7, 2023
  • Cannabis Meets Claims: Emerging Trends In Litigation, Medicine And Legislation
    May 18, 2022
  • Emerging Trends in Civil Litigation Risks in The Cannabis Vaping Industry
    Nov 4, 2021
  • Workers' Compensation Webinar Series: Preparing a Claim for Settlement
    Apr 22, 2021
  • Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nuts and Bolts
    Mar 10, 2021
  • Workers Compensation implications of COVID in Ohio, Kentucky, & Indiana
    Webinar, Jul 28, 2020
  • The “Coming and Going” Rule as applied to Kentucky Workers’ Compensation
    Louisville, KY, Dec 7, 2017
  • Preparing State Fund Employers and “Open Employers” for Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Administration
    Dallas, TX, Jun 15, 2017
  • Kentucky Workers’ Comp Basics and Updates
    Dollar General Risk Management Team, Goodlettsville, TN, Apr 8, 2016
  • Nuts & Bolts of Kentucky Workers’ Comp.
    Sedgwick CMS In-house Workshop, Charleston, WV, Dec 15, 2015
  • Nuts & Bolts of Kentucky Workers’ Comp.
    York Risk Services In-house Workshop, Charleston, WV, Dec 15, 2015
  • From a Workers’ Compensation Perspective, How Do We Handle the Likes of You __________ and Like Services
    Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Education Association Annual Conference, Dec 7, 2015
  • The Ins and Outs of Kentucky Workers’ Comp Claims
    CorVel Corporation Workers’ Compensation Headquarters, Jackson, MS, Mar 18, 2014
  • Kentucky's Workers Compensation Administrative Procedures
    CorVel Corporation - Downers Grove, IL, Oct 10, 2013
  • E-Discovery in Workers Comp. Litigation
    AIG Regional Workers Compensation Claim Dept. - Louisville, KY, Sep 26, 2013
  • A Primer in Kentucky Workers Comp Law - CorVel Corporation - Jackson, MS
    Feb 21, 2013
  • Kentucky Workers Comp Act An Overview
    CorVel Corporation TPA - Dublin, OH, Jan 21, 2013
  • Bluegrass Claims Association Presentation
    Lexington, KY, Oct 18, 2012
  • Legal Issues Impacting Auto Liability Claims in Kentucky
    Bluegrass Claims Association - Lexington, KY, Oct 18, 2012
  • Utilization Review under Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Law
    Marathon Petroleum Company - Findlay, OH, Sep 27, 2012
  • Mitigation and Negotiation Defenses in Workers’ Comp - Chartis Insurance Co. Workers’ Comp Kentucky Self-Insurance Group - Louisville, KY
    Aug 30, 2012
  • Developing a Litigation Strategy for Claim Resolution
    Kentucky Claims Association Annual Conference - Lexington, KY, Jul 20, 2012
  • Fraud, Abuse, Identification and Prevention in First Party Insurance Claims
    Greater Louisville Claims Assn. - Louisville, KY, May 18, 2012
  • Medical Terminology and Definitions Within the Workers’ Compensation System
    Broadspire Workers’ Compensation Dept. - Louisville, KY, Jan 17, 2012
  • Process and Negotiating Strategy
    CNA Commercial Insurance Division - Chicago, IL, Dec 8, 2011
  • Traumatic Injury v. Soft Tissue Injury
    Broadspire, Louisville, KY, Oct 11, 2011
  • Claim Handling Ethics and Bad Faith in Workers’ Compensation, General Casualty and Property Claim Administration - Sedgwick Claims Service
    Dedicated Electric Insurance Workers’ Comp. Unit - Louisville, KY, Aug 25, 2011
  • Worker’s Compensation, Independent Medical Exams and Medical Fee Disputes
    2011 CEU Institute Broadspire - Louisville, KY, Jul 20, 2011

Insights

Publications

Education

J.D., Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at The University of Louisville, 2000

B.B.A., University of Kentucky, 1997

Admissions

  • Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2003
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