About Mark A.
Mark A. Buterbaugh constructed his career on continuous development through public service and private practice. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Pennsylvania State University in 1992, then earned a Master of Public Administration from Shippensburg University in 1997. He later turned to regulation, receiving his J.D. from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2009.
His early expert life included work inside Pennsylvania government. In 1994 he served on the staff of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a position that exposed him to the legislative process and the practical demands of public policy. After law school he moved into regulatory enforcement, becoming a member of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as enforcement counsel in 2009. That position put him on the the front lines of administrative practice and regulatory compliance.
Buterbaugh entered personal practice in 2011 as an attorney at Post & Schell. A yr later he became a companion at Mooney Law, a firm that maintains multiple offices which includes locations in Carlisle and Hagerstown. At Mooney Law he has continued to work in matters that bring him before each state and federal tribunals. He holds memberships in numerous federal courts, which includes the United States District Court for the Eastern District and the United States District Court for the Middle District, as well as the United States Middle District Bankruptcy Court.
His expert memberships reflect a mixture of local and regional engagement. He belongs to the State Bar of Maryland and participates in county and regional bar associations in Cumberland, Franklin and Lebanon counties. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Justice and serves on the Franklin County United Way Board of Directors. Those connections anchor him within the groups where he practices and deliver regimen professional and civic interaction.
Colleagues and opposing counsel describe him as pragmatic in the court and methodical in preparation. Over the years he has treated matters in administrative settings, state trial courts and federal courts, bringing an awareness of process and a familiarity with regulatory practice to the ones roles. He has maintained continuous bar and courtroom memberships since shifting into private practice and has represented clients before state agencies and in federal bankruptcy and district courts.
He is primarily based at Mooney Law, working from offices that include Carlisle and Hagerstown. He focuses his practice on legal proceedings in state and federal courts.
