Mark W. Garriga
Office Information
- Practice Group Leader, Health Law
Mark is a former legislator who focuses his practice on administrative law, disaster assistance, government relations, and healthcare regulatory and transactions matters.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
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, 2008-2020
- Lawyer of the Year, Government Relations Practice, 2016
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Administrative Law, 2012-2018
- 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
- Administrative Law
- Healthcare Certificates of Need
- Public Records Requests and Disputes
- Medicaid Audit Hearings
- Procurement Disputes
- Public Utility Proceedings
- Gaming Law
- Disaster Assistance
- FEMA appeals
- Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission (implementation of statewide emergency wireless network), Counsel 2008 – Present.
- 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).
- Election Contests
- 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).
- Miller v. Allstate, 631 So.2d 789 (Miss. 1994) (uninsured motorist statute interpreted to allow offset and unfavorable stacking interpretation).
- Swan v. I.P, Inc., 617 So.2d 846 (Miss. 1993) (established doctrine of sophisticated user for toxic tort/product liability actions in Mississippi).
- Paul Property and Liability v. Nance, 577 So.2d 1238 (Miss. 1991) (subrogation rights of uninsured motorist carrier abrogated by release of tortfeasor by insured).
- Collins v. Trinity Industries, 861 F.2d 1364 (5thCir. 1988) (statute of repose for improvement to real property construed to bar personal injury claim).
- Westbrook v. Perry, 516 So.2d 240 (Miss. 1987) (defense verdict affirmed).
In the News
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- LAW ELEVATED — Blue Cross policy dispute battle revisited
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 147 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- 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
- 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.