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J. Mark Jones

J. Mark Jones

Partner

Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
mark.jones@nelsonmullins.com

Mark leads the firm’s Litigation Group, overseeing more than 500 attorneys who focus on product liability, toxic torts, business, technology, employment, construction, environmental, and other litigation. Mark is a proficient litigator with over 33 years of experience in assisting clients with pharmaceutical, business, intellectual property, and technology litigation. Mark has served as counsel in nationwide...

Mark leads the firm’s Litigation Group, overseeing more than 500 attorneys who focus on product liability, toxic torts, business, technology, employment, construction, environmental, and other litigation. Mark is a proficient litigator with over 33 years of experience in assisting clients with pharmaceutical, business, intellectual property, and technology litigation. Mark has served as counsel in nationwide litigation involving pharmaceuticals, consumer and mechanical products, and technology. Mark has been recognized for his practice in the Best Lawyers in America and the Legal 500.

J. Mark Jones

litigation involving pharmaceuticals, consumer and mechanical products, and technology. Mark has been recognized for his practice in the Best Lawyers in America and the Legal 500.

Mark leads the firm’s Litigation Group, overseeing more than 500 attorneys who focus on product liability, toxic torts, business, technology, employment, construction, environmental, and other litigation. Mark is a proficient litigator with over 33 years of experience in assisting clients with pharmaceutical, business, intellectual property, and technology litigation. Mark has served as counsel in nationwide... litigation involving pharmaceuticals, consumer and mechanical products, and technology. Mark has been recognized for his practice in the Best Lawyers in America and the Legal 500.

Experience

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Experience

  • Has served as counsel in nationwide litigation in pharmaceutical and technology litigation
  • Speaks and writes on pharmaceutical, electronic discovery, and other litigation issues

Educational Activities

  • University of South Carolina School of Law
    • Served as a legal writing instructor

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD (1987)
    • Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review
    • Named to the Order of the Coif
    • Member of the Order of Wig and Robe
  • University of South Carolina, BA, English and History, cum laude (1984)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Clyde H. Hamilton, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Practice Areas

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  • South Carolina Bar
  • American Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • Serves as Leader of the Firm's General Litigation Group of over 275 attorneys focused on products liability, toxic tort, business, technology litigation, and other litigation
  • Past Member, Board of Directors for Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities