Attorney Profiles

Mark W. Browning joined the firm in September 1985 and became a member in January 1992. Mark is a native of Dayton, Ohio, received his B.A. Degree in political science with high distinction from the University of Kentucky in 1980, and his J.D. Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1984. Mark was admitted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1979, and also received the Amry S. Vandenbosch Award in recognition of the outstanding graduating senior in political science at the University of Kentucky. Mark has also completed 18 hours toward a Master's Degree in Diplomacy and International Commerce from the Patterson School of Diplomacy at the University of Kentucky. His practice has focused on general insurance defense matters in product liability, complex and mass tort litigation, environmental law, and medical and professional malpractice.

Mark has over twenty (20) years of experience in the handling of cases on behalf of both corporations and individuals at both the trial and appellate levels. He has been active in the community and on behalf of the bar.

Mark served as the President of the Kanawha Bar Association from 1995 to 1996. He has served on various standing and special committees of the West Virginia State Bar, including a select committee established by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on lawyer civility. Mark was a member of the Board of Governors of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia from 1996-2006, and was the State Representative for West Virginia to the Defense Research Institute (DRI) from 2000-2004.

In his spare time, Mark is an avid reader of books focusing on American history, and participates in the annual meetings of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the Winston Churchill Centre.