Professional Profiles

MARK A. STINNETT

Managing Member and
Senior Trial Attorney
Colorado Springs

mark@stlawgrp.com

Mark Stinnett defends clients throughout Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas in complex civil litigation matters involving alleged medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, professional liability, business torts, and commercial disputes.  A veteran of more than seventy jury trials, Mark has been recognized by his peers for his abilities in the courtroom through his selection to groups such as the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Although medical and professional liability defense has comprised the bulk of his practice over the past three decades, Mark has also obtained favorable verdicts for clients in product liability, business tort, insurance, negligence, construction, contract, and oil and gas lawsuits, and has handled significant cases involving employment, probate, trust and property issues.  He has also acted as counsel for both practitioners and institutions in medical peer review and licensing matters.

Mark has previously held multiple national-level volunteer positions with the Boy Scouts of America, including service as inaugural chair of its National Outdoor Programs Committee and as Camping/Program Chair for Philmont Scout Ranch, the BSA’s mountain backpacking high adventure base and the largest youth camp in the world. He has served for many years as editor of High Country, the award-winning magazine of the Philmont Staff Association.  

Professional Honors & Recognition
       American Board of Trial Advocates
       AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
       Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© by BL Rankings, LLC for Medical Malpractice Law –              Defendants (named in both Colorado Springs CO and Dallas TX), 2014-2021
       Listed in Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters in Colorado, 2015-2021, and Texas, 2003-2020     
       Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court (alumnus)
       Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
       Who’s Who in American Law

Professional Memberships
       American Bar Association    
       American Board of Trial Advocates
       American College of Legal Medicine
       American Health Lawyers Association
       Colorado Bar Association
       Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
       Dallas Bar Association
       Defense Research Institute
       El Paso County Bar Association
       Professional Liability Defense Federation
       State Bar of New Mexico
       State Bar of Texas
       Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Professional Appointments
       National Panel Counsel for Birth Injury Cases (Cerebral Palsy Special Handling Group),
             The St. Paul Companies, 1987-2004
       Panel of Neutrals, National Arbitration Forum, 2005-2010

Significant Reported Cases
       Craig v. Oakwood Hospital, 471 Mich. 67, 684 N.W.2d 296 (2004)
                      (counsel for amicus curiae, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists)
       Murphy v. Russell, 167 S.W.2d 835 (Tex. 2005)
       Gasteazoro v. Catholic Health Initiatives Colo., 408 P.3d 874 (Colo. App. 2014) 

Previous Legal Experience
       Stinnett Masters & Massey LLP, Colorado Springs CO
               Managing Partner and Senior Trial Attorney, 2013-2020
       Stinnett Thiebaud & Remington LLP, Dallas TX and Colorado Springs CO
               Founding Partner and Senior Trial Attorney, 2000-2013
       Cowles & Thompson, P.C., Dallas TX
               Shareholder, 1986-2000; Associate Attorney, 1980-1986
       University of Texas School of Law, Austin TX
               Instructor, Legal Research & Writing, Brief Writing & Oral Advocacy, 1979-1980

Civic Honors & Recognition       
       APEX Award for Publication Excellence for High Country Magazine (3) 
       Distinguished Service Award, Philmont Staff Association (first recipient)
       National Outdoor Book Awards Work of Significance Recognition for Fifth Edition of
               Fieldbook: Scouting’s Manual of Basic and Advanced Skills for Outdoor Adventure
       Patriotic Employer Award, U.S. Department of Defense (ESGR)
       Silver Sage Award (for service to Philmont Scout Ranch)
       Who’s Who in America and in the World

Civic Leadership
       Boy Scouts of America – National Council (2008-2019)
               Chair, National Outdoor Programs Support Committee 
               Chair, Camping/ Program Task Force, Philmont Ranch Committee                      
               Chair, Fieldbook Task Force              
               Chair, National Outdoor Conferences (3)
               Chair, Camping & Properties Implementation Task Force,
                        National Membership Standards Study Initiative                
               Project Chair, Fieldbook Fifth Edition, published 2014
               Member, Outdoor Adventures, Health and Safety, Program Safety Committees  
         Challenger Learning Center of Colorado
               Former Advisor, Aerospace Explorer Post 1986
         National Eagle Scout Association
         Philmont Scout Ranch – Boy Scouts of America
               Member, Philmont Infirmary Task Force
               Instructor, Risk Management Training for Camp Directors
               Former Member, Philmont Ranch Committee (21 years)
         Philmont Staff Association
               President, 1994-1997; National Director, 1990-1993
               Editor, High Country Magazine, 1998-2008 and 2016-present
               Chair, Awards & Recognition Committee
               Ex Officio Member, Board of Directors            

 

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