Mark focuses his practice on corporate bankruptcy, debtor-creditor matters, and complex commercial litigation. Professionally, Mark has been recognized by Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, annually since 2007, while The Best Lawyers in America has honored him annually since 2010 among the top attorneys in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Bankruptcy Litigation. Mark has earned the designation of Master in the American Inns of Court and is rated AV Preeminent by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. He currently serves as managing director of McGuire, Craddock & Strother, as well as leader of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice groups, including the Commercial Litigation, Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Construction, and Employment Law practice groups.
- J.D., Louisiana State University, 1988; Member, Louisiana Law Review; Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi
- B.A., Louisiana State University, 1984
Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; and the U.S. 5th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeal.
- State Bar of Texas, 1989-present
- Bankruptcy Section
- Business Litigation Section
- Louisiana State Bar Association, 1988-present
- American Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- John C. Ford American Inn of Court, master
- Dallas Bar Association, master
- Bankruptcy Section
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly, 2007 – 2024
- Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation, 2010 – 2025
- Rated AV Preeminent by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
- Legal Leaders/Top Rated Lawyers, ALM and Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2014 and 2020
Board of Trustees, LSU Law School
Frequent author and speaker on bankruptcy-related topics
