The Tower at 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 1400
PO Box 11367
Columbia, SC 29211-1367
Phone: (803) 254-4035 | Fax: (803) 771-4422
mwatkins@hmwlegal.com
Education
- Coastal Carolina University, B.S., Exercise and Sports Science (2012)
- Charleston School of Law, J.D. (2020)
Professional Information
Mark was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2021. As an undergraduate, Mark was admitted into Order of Omega and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies. While in law school, Mark was heavily involved within student organizations and served in various leadership capacities, such as: Student Ambassador; Student Bar Association Senator; President of the Christian Legal Society; Southern Region of the National Black Law Student Association Board Member; and Trial Advocacy Board Member. He was also a pupil member of the James L. Petigru chapter of the American Inns of Court. Prior to joining the firm, Mark served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Jocelyn Newman, South Carolina Circuit Court Judge.
Practice Areas
Mark has extensive experience in student discipline and school board hearings being formerly employed as a City Year AmeriCorps member in Los Angeles, California, and as a Program’s Coordinator at a charter school in Phoenix, Arizona. Mark works primarily in the areas of school and employment law with an emphasis on all types of litigation, and student and personnel matters.
Personal Background
Mark grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina and attended public schools in York County District 3.