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J. Mark  Little

J. Mark Little

Baker Botts L.L.P., United States

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Special Counsel

Career

Mark Little represents clients in a broad range of appeals and original proceedings in federal and state courts across the country. He has argued a number of cases in courts ranging from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to the Texas and Washington Supreme Courts. He also works with trial counsel to formulate pre-trial strategies, write dispositive motions, prepare jury charges, and preserve error at trial.

Mark is on the Council of the Houston Bar Association's Appellate Section. He received his law degree from The University of Texas, where he graduated first in his class, was on the editorial board of the Texas Law Review, and received awards in trial advocacy and moot court competitions.

Before joining Baker Botts, Mark served as a law clerk to the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Memberships

State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section

United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits

United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas

United States Supreme Court

Council Member, Appellate Section, Houston Bar Association

Houston Young Lawyers Association

Education

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2010 highest honors Grand Chancellor (first in class) Order of the Coif Articles Editor, Texas Law Review Teaching Quizmaster (teaching assistant for legal writing program) Duberstein Moot Court Competition Finalist and Best Brief Gardere Mock Trial Competition Champion

B.S., Psychology, Texas A&M University 2007 summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa