C. Mark Stratton began his legal career working on land titles for his father prior to entering law school. After graduating from law school, he embarked on his career at a trial attorney. He has extensive trial experience in cases involving oil and gas issues, securities, transportation, professional liability, construction, personal injury and products liability having tried more than 49 cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. Mr. Stratton has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and the 1st, 4th, 9th and 14th Courts of Appeals in Texas. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Stratton is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He is licensed in Texas, having graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law. Mr. Stratton is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Austin Bar Association (Oil and Gas Section), Securities Industry Association (Compliance and Legal Division), Professional Liability Underwriting Society and the Trucking Industry Defense Association.
Admissions & Certifications
State Bar of Texas (1990) U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas Board Certified - Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2002, recertified 2007)
Education
Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D. 1989) Merit Scholar, Phi Delta Phi Cameron University (B.B.A. Finance and Economics 1987)
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
State Bar of Texas Trucking Industry Defense Association Securities Industry Association, Compliance and Legal Division Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Honors & Recognitions
Martindale-Hubbell® AV® PreeminentTM (5.0) Top Rated Lawyer in Transportation (2013), Martindale-Hubbell®
Publications & Presentations
Motions in Limine, Trucking Industry Defense Association Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida, November 13-15, 2013
Construction Defect in Texas -State of Disrepair?,”West Coast Casualty's Construction Defect Seminar, Anaheim, California, May 16, 2013
Personal Biography
Mark and his family live in Austin, Texas but he grew up both in Houston, Texas and Lawton, Oklahoma. He attended Cameron University on a football scholarship. Mark has been married to Jennifer Bray Stratton since 1993. They have two young sons.
He is an avid hunter and fisherman. When not helping coach Little League soccer and T-ball, Mark also enjoys woodworking and home improvement projects.
