Mark Proctor is the chairman of Levin Papantonio Rafferty. He completed his undergraduate work at Emory University and the University of Florida, receiving his degree from the University of Florida in 1972, and his law degree from the University of Florida in 1975. While at law school, he was an editor of the Water Law Journal at the University of Florida and was a member of the honorary fraternity, Phi Delta Phi.

He is licensed to practice law before all state courts in Florida, before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, and before the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

He is a former Assistant General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, and the former General Counsel for the State of Florida Department of Natural Resources. He has been an adjunct professor of Environmental Law at the University of Florida and the University of West Florida, and has authored environmental articles for the Center of Land Use Law.

Mr. Proctor is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association, the American Association of Justice and the National Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida and serves on the boards of directors for several charitable organizations.

Year Joined Law Firm
1981

Present Position with Law Firm
Chairman and Shareholder

Areas of Practice
Personal Injury
Mass Torts
Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions
Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education
University of Florida College of Law; Gainesville, Florida; 1975
Honors: Member, Phi Delta Phi
Law Journal: Water Law Journal, editor
University of Florida, 1972

Published Works
Article, Center of Land Use Law; University of Florida L. Rev., 1974-1975
Classes/Seminars Taught
Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law, University of Florida
Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law, University of West Florida

Professional Associations and Memberships
Florida Bar Association, member
Florida Justice Association, member
Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, member
National Trial Lawyers, member
American Association of Justice, member

Prior Employment
City of Jacksonville, Assistant General Counsel
State of Florida Department of Natural Resources, General Counsel