Biography
Mark Burgess is an attorney licensed to practice in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Mr. Burgess received a BBA in Finance and Management from Baylor University in 1987 and a JD degree from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. Mr. Burgess is a lifelong resident of Texarkana, Texas where he returned after graduating from law school in 1992. He became licensed to practice in Texas in 1992, Arkansas in 1993 and Oklahoma in 2017. He is licensed to practice in all Federal Courts in Texas and Arkansas. His specialty is litigation, handling personal injury cases, complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage and insurance claims litigation. He is Board Certified in the areas of Civil Trial and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Texas Bar College.
Education
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- B.B.A. - 1987
- Major: Finance
- Major: Management
Professional Associations
- Texas State Bar, Member, Present
- Arkansas State Bar, Member, Present
- Northeast Texas Bar Association, Member, Present
- American Bar Association, Member, Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, Present
- Texas Bar College, Member, Present
- Oklahoma State Bar, Present
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2004
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Coverage and Insurance Claims Litigation
- Probate and Real Estate
Honors
- AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell
- Selected by his Peers to the American Board of Trial Advocates
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1992
- Arkansas, 1993
- Oklahoma, 2017
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
Past Positions
- Gooding and Dodson, PC, Associate Attorney, 1992 to 1997
- Boyd and Burgess, LLP, Partner, 1997 to 2014