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Experience: 34 years

Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Environmental Law and 6 others

California, Texas, West Virginia and D.C. Circuit

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Mark Underwood is the owner of Underwood Law Office, Inc. He makes the world safer by representing victims needlessly injured by others.

His cases have ranged from the catastrophic, including: (1) the 2010 Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion that killed 29 coal miners where he represented 11 miners that suffered brain injuries; (2) the 2013 West TX Fertilizer Plant Explosion that killed 15 and injured 3300 where he represented 185 victims; (3) the 2014 Freedom Industries MCHM chemical spill that poisoned the water for 300,000 people in Charleston, WV where he represented six of 14 class representatives in the environmental class action; and (4) the 2018 ARKEMA Chemical Plant Explosion.

He has also represented clients that were set fire at gas stations by static electricity, two teenagers that were killed in a car wreck by a wrongly place fire hydrant, a quadraplegic from a shooting at a convenience store, and paraplegigic from a logging accident, a man crushed to death from a 2000 lbs. bale of cardboard and a $40.00 ERISA case that made international news.

He has been featured on talk shows, including Fox & Friends. A medical malpractice case of his was discussed on Oprah.

He is licensed to practice before the state and federal courts of West Virginia, Texas, California and Washington, D.C.

He was elected a member of the West Virginia State Legislature in 1996 at age 32.

He has been recognized by Super Lawyers, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in the World. He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (1992), the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College (2001) and the American Association of Justice’s Ultimate Advocacy College (2002, 2013).

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California

Since 1989

Texas

Since 2007

West Virginia

Since 1996

D.C. Circuit

Since 1996

Education

1986 - 1989

Pepperdine University School of Law

J.D. (1989) | Law

1982 - 1986

Marshall University

B.B.A. (1986) | Finance

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Contacts

Mark Underwood 2530 W White Avenue Suite 200 McKinney TX 75071 Telephone: (972) 535-6377

Underwood Law Office Texas 2530 W White Avenue Suite 200 McKinney TX 75071 Toll-Free: (972) 535-6377

Underwood Law Office West Virginia 923 3rd Ave Huntington WV 25701 Telephone: (304) 522-0508

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Mark Underwood is the McKinney lawyer to take your case to jury trial

Mark Underwood is a McKinney lawyer that can take your case to trial if necessary. | Underwood Law Office | Personal Injury & Social Security Disability Lawyers | CONTACT FOR FREE CONSULT | Toll Free: 844-UNDERWOOD. 844.863.3796 | https://www.underwoodlawoffice.com | McKinney, TX Office 2530 W. White Avenue, Suite 200, McKinney TX 75071 | Huntington, WV Office: 923 Third Avenue, Huntington WV 25701.

Mark Underwood is a McKinney lawyer. His McKinney law firm has the knowledge, experience and expertise to address your legal problems and take your case to trial if necessary. The simplest things people should ask when looking for a McKinney law firm are: "Have their McKinney lawyers actually taken cases to jury trial? Does their McKinney lawyers try cases? Have their McKinney lawyers gone all the way to verdict on cases similar to yours? Do they take cases to jury trial regularly?" It's always great to have various ratings service rate you as "super", "top", and "best" but if a lawyer can't take a case to trial, they are selling the client short.

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Mark Underwood is a McKinney lawyer handling cases too tough for other McKinney TX law firm.

Mark Underwood is a McKinney lawyer handling cases too tough for other McKinney TX law firm. | Underwood Law Office | Personal Injury & Social Security Disability Lawyers | CONTACT FOR FREE CONSULT | Toll Free: 844-UNDERWOOD. 844.863.3796 | https://www.underwoodlawoffice.com | McKinney, TX Office 2530 W. White Avenue, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75071 | Huntington, WV Office: 923 Third Avenue, Huntington WV 25701.

Mark Underwood is a McKinney TX lawyer. He, and his McKinney TX law firm, handle personal injury and social security disability cases. What makes his McKinney law firm unique from other McKinney lawyers that they handle cases that might be to tough for another McKinney lawyer. Over the years, they have done lots of cases that other McKinney Texas attorneys turned down and got great results for the client. If other lawyers in McKinney TX turn you down, call Underwood Law Office.

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McKinney, TX Lawyer Mark Underwood Talks About Representing Real People

McKinney TX lawyer Mark Underwood talks about what motivates him in representing real people. McKinney | Allen | Frisco | | Underwood Law Office | Personal Injury & Social Security Disability Lawyers | CONTACT FOR FREE CONSULT | Toll Free: 844-UNDERWOOD. 844.863.3796 | https://www.underwoodlawoffice.com | McKinney, TX Office 2530 W. White Avenue, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75071 | Huntington, WV Office: 923 Third Avenue, Huntington WV 25701.

McKinney Texas lawyer, Mark Underwood from McKinney law firm, Underwood Law Office, talks about the start of his legal career working for one of the biggest firms in America and about what motivates him in representing real people in McKinney, Allen and Frisco rather than the large corporations that he goes up against every day.

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Can Comedy Improv Help a Trial Lawyer? | McKinney | Allen | Frisco

Can comedy improv help a trial lawyer? McKinney | Allen | Frisco | | Underwood Law Office | Personal Injury & Social Security Disability Lawyers | CONTACT FOR FREE CONSULT | Toll Free: 844-UNDERWOOD. 844.863.3796 | https://www.underwoodlawoffice.com | McKinney, TX Office 2530 W. White Avenue, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75071 | Huntington, WV Office: 923 Third Avenue, Huntington WV 25701.

McKinney trial lawyer, Mark Underwood, has taken improv classes to sharpen trial skills. The best lawyers know that Improv will help you to: (1) listen to what a witness has to say, (2) think on your feet; (3) react in the moment; and (4) have confidence under pressure. Because you never can really control what is going to happen in front of a jury, it gets to the heart of what you do as a trial lawyer.