Garriga

Mark is a former legislator who focuses his practice on health law, legislation, administrative appeals, and governmental litigation matters. 

• Health Law
• Administrative Law
• Catastrophic Events & Major Claims
• Government Relations
• White Collar, Compliance & Government Investigations
• Governmental Litigation
• Administrative & Regulatory Law
• Telecom, Broadband & Video

• Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare
• Gaming

• Public Law
  • Health Law Regulations
  • Administrative Law
  • Healthcare Certificates of Need
  • Public Records Requests and Disputes
  • Medicaid Audit Hearings
  • Procurement Disputes
• Representative Legislation
  • Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act (S.B. 2140, 2024 Reg. Session) (drafting assistance and counsel).
  • 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).

• Martindale-Hubbell®
  • AV®– Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
• BL Rankings, Best Lawyers in America®
  • Government Relations Practice, 2008-2025
  • Health Care Law, 2021-2025
  • Lawyer of the Year, Government Relations Practice, 2016
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Administrative Law, 2012-2019
• The American Lawyer, 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Healthcare
• Governor-Elect Transition Policy, Chair, Nov. 2011-Jan. 2012
• Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments, Member, 2012-2014
• Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
• National Center for State Courts, Lawyers Committee
• Mississippi Rural Health Association, Board of Directors
• Office of the Governor, State of Mississippi, Chief of Staff, 1994-1999
• Attorney General, State of Mississippi, Republican Nominee, 1999
• Mississippi House of Representatives, Representative, 1991-1994
• Mississippi Special Committee for Judicial Campaign Intervention, Gubernatorial Appointment, 2014 Judicial Election Cycle

• Mississippi, 1985
• U.S. District Courts
• Mississippi: Northern, Southern
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• 5th Circuit

• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1985
• Mississippi State University, B.S., Banking and Finance, S.D. Lee Honors, 1981

• American Health Lawyers Association
• Federalist Society
• Capital Area Bar Association
• American Bar Association

• Author, "Prior Authorization Reform in Healthcare: Winds of Change?," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 16, No. 3, September 2023.
• Co-Author, "The No Surprises Act – Anticipating Unanticipated Consequences," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 15, No. 3, September 2022.
• 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.
• 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.