Mark Cathey is a litigator who represents individuals, corporations, insurance companies and their insureds in cases involving general liability, products liability, personal injury, insurance coverage, and other matters.He has served as lead counsel in numerous jury trials. 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. He is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys aand he frequently speaks and writes on liability, insurance and discovery issues.
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:
- 23rd Circuit Representative to Virginia State Bar Council (2010-2013)
- 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, 2010
- 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:
- The Ethics of Email, Roanoke Bar Association, May 2010
- Rethinking Written Discovery, Virginia CLE Webcast, May 201
- 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:
- Rule 4:9 Requests for Production, Inspection and Entry, Virginia CLE (Materials for “Rethinking Written Discovery, “ 2010
- The Automobile Liability Insurance Policy - Policy and Statutory Requirements, Chapter 8 of Virginia Insurance Law, Virginia CLE, 2001
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