Lawyers / Professionals

 
J. Mark Lawless       
Partner
327 Congress Avenue, Suite 490
Austin, Texas 78701-3656
T: 512.617.4503
F: 512.472.3068
mlawless@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Lawless concentrates on matters relating to insurance law and litigation. His practice is focused exclusively on providing counsel to corporate policyholders denied coverage by their insurance carriers, particularly with respect to environmental, asbestos, and other "long-tail" claims. A frequent lecturer and author on insurance law, he helped form and is a past chair of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Named One of "America's Leading Lawyers," Chambers USA, 2011
  • Named a Texas "Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly, 2011

Previous Experience
  • Partner, Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell & Flack LLP
  • Partner, Cook, Roach & Lawless, L.L.P.
  • Director, Natural Resources Division, Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council

Professional Affiliations
  • Former Chair, Insurance Law Section, State Bar of Texas
  • American Bar Association
    • Litigation Section Committee on Insurance Coverage
    • Former Co-chair, Environmental Coverage Subcommittee
 

EDUCATION

Baylor University Law School, Waco, Texas, J.D., 1980

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, B.A., 1976

 
 

ADMITTED

Texas 1980

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas