Mark W. Garriga

Office Information
- Practice Group Leader, Health Law
Mark is a former legislator who focuses his practice on health law, legislation, administrative appeals, and governmental litigation matters.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1985
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®– Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Government Relations Practice, 2008-2022
- Health Care Law, 2021-2022
- Lawyer of the Year, Government Relations Practice, 2016
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Administrative Law, 2012-2019
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Healthcare, The American Lawyer
- Chair, Governor-Elect Transition Policy, Nov. 2011-Jan. 2012
- Member, Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments, 2012-2014
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
- Lawyers Committee, National Center for State Courts
- Board of Directors, Mississippi Rural Health Association More...
- Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, State of Mississippi, 1994-1999
- Republican Nominee, Attorney General, State of Mississippi, 1999
- Representative, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1991-1994
- Gubernatorial Appointment, Mississippi Special Committee for Judicial Campaign Intervention, 2014 Judicial Election Cycle
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 1985
- Mississippi State University, B.S., Banking and Finance, S.D. Lee Honors, 1981
Experience
- Public Law
- Health Law Regulations
- Administrative Law
- Healthcare Certificates of Need
- Public Records Requests and Disputes
- Medicaid Audit Hearings
- Procurement Disputes
- Representative Legislation
- Health Care Collaboration Act of 2017 (H.B. 926, codified at Miss. Code Ann. § 37-115-50.1) (drafting assistance and counsel).
- Co-Authored the Mississippi Court Reform Act (H.B. 548, codified at Miss. Code Ann. § 9-4-1, et seq.).
- Co-Authored State Port Tax Credit Act of 1994 (H.B. 1778, codified at Miss. Code Ann. § 27‑7‑22.7).
- Introduced and Co-Authored the Mississippi Product Liability Act (H.B. 1270, codified at Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-63).
- Introduced and Co-Authored the Mississippi Punitive Damages Act (codified at Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-65).
- MS Civil Justice Reform Act of 2004 (drafting assistance and counsel).
- Representative Litigation
- Perkins v. McAdams, 234 So.3d 413 (Miss. 2017) (Election Contest).
- Gunn v. Hughes, 210 So.3d 969 (Miss. 2017) (Brief of Amicus Curiae – Hon. Tate Reeves).
- McDaniel v. Cochran, 158 So.3d 992 (Miss. 2014) (Election Contest – Sen. Thad Cochran).
- Jackson HMA, LLC v. Miss. State Dep’t. of Health, et al., 98 So. 3d 980 (Miss. 2012) (agency authority to determine application of CON Laws to University Hospital).
- Bay St. Louis – Waveland School District v. FEMA, CBCA 1739 (December 8, 2009) and (February 1, 2010) (first Hurricane Katrina FEMA arbitration hearing under ARRA).
- PPG Architectural Finishes v. Lowery, 909 So.2d 47 (Miss. 2005) (statute of limitations construed to bar toxic tort claim).
- Ballard v. Illinois Central R. Co., 338 F.Supp. 2d 712 (S.D. Miss. 2004) (federal jurisdiction established under Federal Arbitration Act and Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards).
- Swan v. I.P, Inc., 617 So.2d 846 (Miss. 1993) (established doctrine of sophisticated user for toxic tort/product liability actions in Mississippi).
In the News
- In Legal Terms: Medical Marijuana Passed
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- In Legal Terms: Initiatives Unconstitutional
- In Legal Terms: Marijuana in Mississippi
- HHS changes revenue calculation for keeping COVID-19 relief funds - Modern Healthcare
- B. Parker Berry and Mark W. Garriga to Present on Mississippi’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year” More...
- LAW ELEVATED — Blue Cross policy dispute battle revisited
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 129 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers, 16 Named "Lawyer of the Year"
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Guest, "Medical Marijuana Passed," In Legal Terms, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, February 1, 2022.
- Guest, "Initiatives Unconstitutional," In Legal Terms, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, May 18, 2021.
- Guest, "Marijuana in Mississippi," In Legal Terms, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, March 23, 2021.
- Presenter, “MEMA’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program – Grant Funding Under the Stafford Act and Coronavirus Relief Fund,” Mississippi Municipal League, September 2020.
- Author, "So Much for the Afterglow?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 13, No. 3, August 2020.
- Author, “The Hatch Act & Municipal Employees,” Mississippi Municipalities; Volume 67, Number 3, 2018
- Author, “LAW ELEVATED – Blue Cross Policy Dispute Battle Revisited,” Mississippi Business Journal, June 8, 2018.
- Co-Author, “LAW ELEVATED – Mississippi’s Health Care Collaboration Act is Good Medicine,” Mississippi Business Journal, April 14, 2017.
- Presenter, "Tort Reform in Mississippi – A Journey, Not a Destination," Miss. Economic Council/State Medical Association, March 2014. More...
- Presenter, "Medicaid Audits and Appeals, Mississippi Rural Health Association," September 2013.
- Presenter, "Disaster Recovery Planning," Continuing Legal Education Presentation, March 2012.
- Presenter, "Disaster Assistance, Working With FEMA and MEMA," Miss. Association of Supervisors, June 2011.
- Presenter, "Overview of the Health Care Reform Act," Butler Snow – Invited Professionals Seminar, April 2010.
- Presenter, "FEMA Arbitration Update," Butler Snow – Invited Professionals Seminar, March 2010.
Recent Blogs
- CMS’ Phase 1 Deadline for Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect for Most Remaining States Monday
- Governor Signs Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act
- CMS’ Phase 1 Deadline for Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect for Certain States Tomorrow
- Supreme Court Stays CMS-Vaccine Injunctions: What’s Next for Health Care Providers
- Fifth Circuit Affirms Stay of CMS Vaccine Mandate For 14 States, Overrules Nationwide Stay
- CMS Issues Far-Reaching Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Facilities
- Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana and the Initiative Process
- Mississippi State Department of Health Releases New Medical Marijuana Regulations
- Department of Health Releases Draft Advertising and Tracking Regulations More...
- Supreme Court Entertains Oral Argument on Constitutionality of Mississippi Medical Marijuana Program and the Initiative Process
- Legislature Adjourns Without Enacting Alternative Medical Marijuana Program, Department of Health Releases Draft Testing Laboratory Regulations
- Legislative Medical Marijuana Program Dead Dead
- Legislative Medical Marijuana Program Headed to Conference
- Legislative Medical Marijuana Program Revived
- Mississippi Medical Marijuana Bill Dies On Legislative Deadline
- UPDATED: On January 15, 2021, HHS Postponed and Further Updated CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
- UPDATED: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Released by HHS
- CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Released by HHS
- Provider Relief Fund – New Reporting Requirements to be Announced
- Mississippi Legislature Appropriates CARES Act Funds for Healthcare Providers
- Mississippi Enacts Broad Civil Immunity Protections for COVID-19 Emergency
- Provider Relief Fund Reports Temporarily Suspended
- Congress Approves Additional Healthcare Funding for Pandemic Response
- CMS Announces Changes to Healthcare Provider Grant Program