Mark A. Behrens

Mark Behrens co-chairs the Washington, D.C.-based Public Policy Group of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Mark has over thirty years of experience working on civil justice issues and defense litigation. A substantial part of his practice is working to improve the civil litigation environment through legislation; in the courts through amicus curiae briefs on behalf of business, civil justice, and defense lawyer organizations; through legal scholarship and judicial education; and in the court of public opinion. Mark chairs the IADC’s Civil Justice Response Committee and serves on the Board of Lawyers for Civil Justice. He is a recipient of the IADC’s Joan Fullam Irick Award for his work as Civil Justice Response Committee chair.