Mark S. Grotefeld

Founding Partner, Austin Office

Mark Grotefeld is a founding member of the firm. Mr. Grotefeld’s trial practice is focused on complex civil cases involving matters that are both national and international in scope. Mr. Grotefeld received his B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1978 and his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in 1981. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1981, the Florida Bar in 1982, and the Texas Bar in 2013. Mr. Grotefeld has served as national and regional counsel in large scale catastrophic loss cases, as well as acting as a lead or co-lead liaison counsel in numerous wildfire matters, explosion events and weather-related occurrences. He has tried matters of national prominence in courts throughout the United States and has lectured on law topics in the United States, Canada and Europe.

In addition to being admitted to the Federal Trial Bar and multiple Federal District Courts, Mr. Grotefeld is licensed to practice before the United States Court of Federal Claims, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Grotefeld’s bar associations and professional affiliations include the American, Illinois, Florida, and Texas Bar Associations, the National Association of Subrogation Professionals, The National Fire Protection Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice.

Mr. Grotefeld served on the National Fire Protection Association’s 2017 Task Force that was designated to rewrite the wildland fire investigation protocols found in NFPA 921 and presently serves as a member of NFPA 921’s Technical Committee. Mr. Grotefeld frequently presents and lectures at National Association of Subrogation Professional’s conferences. As co-chairman of the Wildland Fire Litigation Conference, Mr. Grotefeld has regularly presented and lectured at the WFLC annual conference.

Throughout his career Mr. Grotefeld has achieved a high degree of peer recognition and professional development, which includes his selection as a Super Lawyer in Texas.


Education

  • University of Arizona, B.A 1978
  • The John Marshall Law School, J.D. 1981

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Illinois
  • Florida
  • United States District Court- Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court- Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court- District of New Mexico
  • United States District Court- Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court- Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court- Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court- Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court- Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Federal Trial Bar

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Illinois Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Association
  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals
  • National Fire Protection Association

Volunteer / Public Service

  • JMLS Veterans Clinic
  • The Nobelity Project- Board Member
  • Chicago Boys and Girls Club
  • Chicago Urban League
  • Wildland Fire Litigation Conference
  • National Fire Protection Association

Shepherd Mountain Plaza
6034 W Courtyard Drive
Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78730
(737) 226-5310

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