Savannah Attorney
Mark A. Tate
Phone: 912.234.3030
Email: marktate@tatelawgroup.com
Languages: English
Savannah, Georgia’s nationally acclaimed trial lawyer, Mark Tate, has over 21 years’ experience in the field of civil litigation. Mark began his career in law as a defense attorney, but his true passion quickly compelled him to represent individuals, not corporations. Mark’s record of multimillion dollar settlements and verdicts won for his clients distinguishes him as a master trial attorney.
Areas Of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Vehicle Crash
- Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Dangerous Drugs
- Premises Liability
- Tractor-Trailer Collisions
Admitted To Practice
- State Bar of Georgia Admission, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1992
- Georgia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1994
- U. S. Supreme Court, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1994
- U. S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1997
- U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia 1997
- U. S. District Court, East and West Districts of Arkansas, 1998
- U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2009
- U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2012
- U. S. District Court, Harris County Texas, 333 rd District, 2012
- U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2010
- U. S. District Court Southern District of Illinois , 2012
- U. S. District Court, New Jersey, 2012
- U. S. District Court, Nevada District, 2012
- U. S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2012
- U. S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 2012
- U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2011
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Georgia
Awards
- Accepted into the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Which screens attorneys committed to the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, quality of work and experience, 2010
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell® The highest possible rating in both legal ability & ethical standards, 2010
- Recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers, In the state of Georgia, by The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008-2010
- Elected to Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2003
- Outstanding Lawyers of America, Fellow by Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2004
- Most Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer of the Year by American Association for Justice, 2002
- Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence by American Association for Justice, 1997-1999
- Four time recipient of Weidemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence
- Recipient of the F. Scott Baldwin Award for Most Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer
Education
- University of Georgia, School of Law, JD 1992
- Phi Alpha Delta, Editorial Board, 1990-1991
- Managing Board, 1991-1992
- International Law Research Assistant to Professor Thomas Schoenbaum
- Mercer University, BA Economics, 1988
Professional Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, member 1992-present
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Regional Vice-President)
- Chair, New Lawyers Division (1996-1997)
- Chair, Membership Committee (1998-1999)
- Co-Chair, Fall Workshop Committee (1998-2002)
- Savannah Trial Lawyers Association
- President, 2000-2001
- President-Elect , 1999-2000
- Vice President, 1998-1999
- Secretary/Treasurer, 1997-1998
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association, president, 2000-2001
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- The American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member, Leaders Forum Member
- New Lawyers Division – Chair, 1999-2000
- Board of Governors, 2000-2002)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Top 100 Lawyers, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- National College of Advocacy – Board of Governors, 2000-2003
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Melvin M. Belli Society (Outstanding Supporting Member)
- Supporting Fellow of the Roscoe Pound Foundation
- International Society of Primerus Law Firms, 2010 – Present
Presentations
- Presentations: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association:
- “Presenting and Preparing Your Expert Witness: Depositions and Trial”
- “Case Resolution Through Mediation”
- “Media Relations and Lawyers”
- “Lawyer Advertising and Marketing”
- Presentations: Southern Trial Lawyers Association:
- “Legal Malpractice”
- “Mass Torts”
- “Avoiding the Workers Compensation Bar”
- Presentations: Lorman Education Services
- “Fundamentals of Brain Trauma In Georgia”
- “Expert Witnesses in Birth Trauma Cases”
- “Legal Malpractice”
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