Mark Cathey is a litigator who represents individuals, corporations, insurance companies and their insureds in general liability, products liability, personal injury, and other matters. Mr. Cathey is a graduate of the University of Virginia and of the Washington and Lee University School of Law, and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1993. He is a past President of the Roanoke Bar Association, and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Association from 2005-2007. He is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and the American Bar Association.
Bar Admissions:
- Virginia, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1994
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1994
Education:
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1993, J.D.
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; B.A. English 1990
Professional Associations, Memberships and Community Service:
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, Roanoke Bar Association Foundation (2009-2010)
- President, Roanoke Bar Association (2008-2009)
- Member, Roanoke Bar Association Board of Directors (2004-present)
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Executive Board, Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America
- TRUST HOUSE, 2000 - Present Member, Board of Directors, Past Secretary and Vice-President
- Roanoke City Board of Fire Appeals, 2000 - 2008
- Leadership Roanoke Valley, Class of 1999-2000
- Roanoke City Bar Association Mentor Program, 1995 -1998
- Barrister Book Buddy, Roanoke Bar Association
- Youth Court Judge, Roanoke Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
Honors:
- Virginia “Super Lawyer” in Personal Injury Defense, 2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in Personal Injury Defense, 2007 and 2008
- "The Legal Elite," Young Lawyer Category, Virginia Business Magazine 2005
- Top 20 Under 40 - Region's Emerging Leaders, Blue Ridge Business Journal 2005
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Car Law — A Strategy Session on Handling Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Claims, Virginia CLE Online Seminar, March 2009
- There's a Killer on the Road: Punitive Damages in DUI Cases. VTLA. Roanoke, May 2006
- Handling Insurance Law Matters in Virginia. Virginia CLE, Richmond, April 2006
- Discovery: The Successful Advocate's Advantage. Virginia CLE, Richmond, April 2006
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law, National Business Institute, Roanoke, Virginia May 2004
- A Primer on Handling a Motor Vehicle Accident Case, Virginia CLE, Richmond, Virginia, May 2003
- Strange But True: The Virginia Automobile Insurance Policy and its Statutory Underpinnings, VADA Spring Section, Richmond, Virginia, May 2002
- Virginia Insurance Law: Motor Vehicle and Bodily Injury Liability Insurance, Virginia CLE, Richmond, Virginia, April 2002
- Legal Writing for Paralegals, 1998 (Institute for Paralegal Education)
Published Works:
- The Automobile Liability Insurance Policy - Policy and Statutory Requirements, Chapter 8 of Virginia Insurance Law, Virginia CLE, 2001
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