About
Mark's practice includes business sale, merger and acquisitions; formations and transactions involving corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies; commercial real estate; tax planning and tax controversies; trusts and estates, wills, estate administration and planning. Mark represents numerous family owned and closely held businesses and counsels those companies in connection with their day to day business matters from formation through their different stages of development to their sale to third parties or transfer to the next family generation. Mark has recently served as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar Business Law Section.
Mark also counsels larger companies throughout many significant events in their corporate and business lives such as asset and stock acquisitions of other companies, stock sales and asset sales, mergers and tax free reorganizations. Mark has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America for mergers and acquisitions law.
If you need the best Business Lawyer, Trust and Estates Attorney or Probate lawyer, turn to the attorney that people in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads, Virginia turn to for guidance on their important legal matters. For more information or to schedule a free one half hour consultation, please feel free to contact the office directly.
Education
- LL.M., College of William & Mary, 1989
- J.D., College of William & Mary, 1976
- B.A., Duke University, cum laude, 1972
Professional Recognition
- Virginia's "Legal Elite," Virginia Business magazine
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell for legal ability and ethical standards
- Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Virginia Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2015-2018, Business and Corporate
- Bar Service Award, Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Rotarian of the Year, Rotary Club of Hampton Roads
Memberships
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar Business, Tax, and Trust and Estates Sections
- Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association
- Hampton Roads Tax Forum
- Rotary Club of Hampton Roads
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Leadership
- Central Business District Association: Board of Directors; Executive Committee
- Virginia Beach Bar Foundation: Chairman
- Virginia Beach Bar Association: Past Presidents' Council,Executive Committee
- Westin Residences Condominium Association: Board of Directors
- Virginia State Bar, Business Law Section, Board of Governors: Past Chairman
- Virginia Beach Judicial Recommendation Panel, Past Chairman
- Virgina Beach Bar Association: Past President and Director
- Rotary Club of Hampton Roads: Past President and Director
- Old Dominion University Tax Conference: Past Chairman
- Virginia Beach Education Foundation: Past Director
- Chinese Community Association, Board of Directors: Past Chairman
- Served as Special Assistant to City Attorney, City of Virginia Beach, for tax cases
