Founding Attorney
mdprince@princelawfirm.net
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Phone: (618) 997-2111
Fax: (618) 997-2555
Address: 404 N Monroe St., Marion, Illinois 62959
Mark concentrates his law practice to representing people who have been harmed in any manner by the wrongful conduct of other people or corporations. His passion for lending a helping hand to those in need has resulted in Mark handling just about every type of personal injury case we can imagine. Those types of cases include bicycle and motorcycle accidents, auto accidents, slips and falls, construction or work-site accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, railroad accidents and workers’ compensation, and wrongful death. Once Mark accepts a case, he devotes his best effort including donating all necessary financial resources to prosecute a case, to get the best possible result. This effort is put forth for each and every client, regardless of whether one considers a case to be “big” or “small”.
Mark is proud to have served on the Executive Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association (ITLA) for over a decade. ITLA, particularly the Executive Committee, is deeply involved in legislative matters, including pushing for legislation favorable to injured victims and defeating proposed legislation that would reduce or take away the rights of injured victims. In 2024, he was selected to serve again. “I am very honored that our current President, Sara Salger, has asked me to serve on her Executive Committee. Our committee has important work to do and I am proud to be a part of it,” Mark commented.
In 2024, Mark was additionally selected to be a part of the Executive Board of AAJ (American Association for Justice)’s Premises Liability Section and was elected as the Vice Chair – Publications of AAJ’s Jury Bias Litigation Group.
Mark is a member of Injury Board and is also a member of the ATAA (Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys).
Education
J.D, Southern Illinois University, 1988
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- Received several scholastic awards for consumer protection oriented studies
B.A, University of Illinois – Springfield, 1985
- Political Science
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- State of Illinois, 1988
- Southern District of Illinois, 1989
- Seventh Circuit of Appeals, 1992
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
- Member Since: 1992
- Elected to Board of Managers since 2004
- Co-Chair of Legislative Committee since 2009
- Co-Chair of Seminar Planning Committee, 2007
- Member of Executive Committee since 2012
- Elected Officer since 2010
- 2018-2019 President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Member Since: 1995
- Current Illinois State Delegate to American Association of Justice
- Currently Serving on the Exec. Board of AAJ’s Premises Liability Section
- 2024 – Elected as the Vice Chair – Publications of AAJ’s Jury Bias Litigation Group
Illinois State Bar Association
- Member Since: 1988
American Bar Association
- Member Since: 1988
Jackson County Bar Association
- Member Since: 1988
Williamson County Bar Association
- Member Since: 1988
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA)
- Member
Injury Board
- Member
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Because Mark believes in helping all injured people obtain a fair and reasonable monetary compensation for their losses, even if he doesn’t represent them, he frequently lectures other lawyers on various aspects of personal injury law. The thrust of his presentations has been to teach the “nuts and bolts” no how to maximize the monetary recovery for an injured person.
He has presented seminars at the request of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Mark looks forward to delivering many more teaching seminars in the future.
Non-Legal Activities
In 2011, Governor Patrick Quinn appointed Mark to serve as a labor representative to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board. In this capacity, Mark is able to make recommendations that will make the workers’ compensation system more effective and efficient for the injured worker.
