Lawyer Overview

Mark L. Tunnell, a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate, has been practicing trial law for thirty three years. Mr. Tunnell is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court and many other federal and state courts. He was an editor of the Chester County Law Reporter for two decades and is a past President of the Chester County Bar Association.  He is a past Chair of the Civil Litigation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

Admitted to the Bar in Pennsylvania in 1975, he was awarded his law degree by the College of William & Mary and received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University.

Mr. Tunnell handles a variety of complex commercial and injury cases, has won verdicts in excess of a million dollars, and frequently lectures on areas of interest which currently include probate and estate topics. He also handles environmental litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Complex Commercial and Injury Cases
• Professional Liability
• Environmental Law
• Elder Law
• Will Contests and Fiduciary Liability and Defense
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• Certified Mediator - Chester County Guardianship & Estate Matters
• Mediator with Center for Resolution, LLC
• Mediator with Association for Conflict Resolution

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1976
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1975
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2004
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Tax Court, 1993

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification 1995, 2000, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Chester County Bar Association, 1975 - Present (President 2003)
• Chester County Bar Foundation, 2003 - Present (Fellow, Chair 2004)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1975 - Present (Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, 1995 - Present (Chair 2004-2005)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Professionalism Committee, 2003 - Present (Co-Chair 2007-2008, Chair 2008-2009)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Past Delegate to PBA House of Delegates)

Honors and Awards

• Board of Directors Award, Chester County Bar Association, 2001, 2004
• Special Achievement Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2005
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008
• A-V Rating by Martindale Hubbell

Past Employment Positions

• Cremers, Morris, Greenwood & Tunnell, Partner, 1979 - 1985
• Cremers, Morris & Greenwood, 1975 - 1979

Education

• The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1975
  J.D.
• Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA, 1972
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Delta Rho

Address

17 East Gay Street
Suite 100
West Chester, PA 19381-0562

Phones

(484) 880-4353
(866) 615-5890

Faxes

(610) 696-7111

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gawthrop.com