Managing Member and
Senior Trial Attorney
Colorado Springs
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-five jury trials, Mark has been recognized by his peers for his abilities in the courtroom through his selection to the American Board of Trial Advocates and listing in Best Lawyers in America®.
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 held multiple national-level volunteer positions with the Boy Scouts of America, including service as inaugural chair of its National Outdoor Programs Support 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 (Advocate Level)
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 in Colorado, 2015-2024 and Dallas TX, 2003-2021
Listed in Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters in Colorado, 2015-2023, and Texas, 2003-2021
Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court (alumnus)
Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Health Law 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
Wilderness Medical Society
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)
Civic Honors & Recognition
APEX Awards for Publication Excellence for High Country Magazine (4)
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)
Civic Leadership
Boy Scouts of America – National Council (2008-2019)
Chair, National Outdoor Programs Support Committee
Chair, Camping & Program Task Forces, Philmont Ranch Committee
Chair, Fieldbook Task Force
Chair, National Outdoor Conferences (3)
Project Chair, Fieldbook Fifth Edition, published 2014
Member, Outdoor Adventures, Health and Safety, Program Safety Committees
Member, Philmont Ranch Committee (21 years)
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 and Staff Leadership
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
MARK A. STINNETT
Licensed in Colorado,
Texas & New Mexico
Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Complex Litigation
Medical Defense
Professional Liability Defense
Education
University of Texas at Austin
J.D., With Honors, 1980
Texas Tech University
B.A., With Honors, 1977
Bar & Court Admissions
State of Colorado
State of New Mexico
State of Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
U.S. District Courts:
District of Colorado
District of New Mexico
Eastern District of Texas
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
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