Lawyer Overview

Prior to joining The Lakin Law Firm, Mark was Director of Litigation for a Fortune 500 company with more than $5 billion in annual revenue and operations in more than 30 states.  In that capacity he was responsible for a wide variety of commercial, intellectual property, and tort litigation throughout the United States.  He also was an attorney at one of the country's top national defense firms.

Mark brings a depth of experience to his practice in the firm's class action department.

Representative Cases

• Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. v. S.B.S. Pill Dr., Inc., 336 F.3d 801 (8th Cir. 2003)
• Burds v. Union Pacific Corp., 223 F.3d 814 (8th Cir. 2000)
• Scanwell Freight Express STL, Inc. v. Chan, 162 S.W.3d 477 (MO 2005)

West Practice Categories

Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1997
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1997
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1997
• Illinois, 1998
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Missouri Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)

Education

• Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1997
  JD
• Bradley University, Peoria, IL, United States, 1994
  BA
  Honors: summa cum laude

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• Missouri's Long-Arm Statute: Who Needs It?, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Journal, April 1999

Address

300 Evans Avenue
PO Box 229
Wood River, IL 62095-0229

Office Hours

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Phones

(618) 208-4240
(866) 839-2021

Faxes

(618) 254-0193

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lakinchapman.com
http://www.lakinlaw.com