About Mark
Mark McCann earned his undergraduate diploma at Indiana University Bloomington, completing a B.A. in psychology and felony justice in 1986. He stayed within the Midwest to pursue legal studies and acquired his J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1990. Those educational selections positioned him at the intersection of behavioral science and the legal system early in his career.
After law program, McCann built a practice that included courtroom work and appellate things. He is licensed to practice in Indiana and earlier than the Seventh Circuit, and he additionally holds admission to the bar of the U.S. highest court. Those credentials reflect time spent on each trial-degree litigation and better pleadings.
In 2011 he served as a prosecutor within the Howard County, Indiana Prosecutor’s Office. In that submit he treated criminal matters on behalf of the state. The role demanded case preparation, proof review, court appearances and interaction with law enforcement and victims. His time as a prosecutor gave him direct experience in managing cases from charging through disposition.
McCann’s profession has touched more than one facets of legal practice. He has labored in trial settings and on appellate issues. He has organized pleadings, argued motions and handled evidentiary things. The aggregate of trial and appellate exposure informs how he strategies cases and advises clients.
He presently practices at McCann Legal. His admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit allow him to pursue matters in federal appellate venues when important, and his Indiana admission covers state judiciary work. At McCann Legal he handles litigation that moves thru each trial courts and appellate panels.
Clients and colleagues describe him as pragmatic within the courtroom and exacting in legal drafting. He has navigated the procedural needs of felony prosecutions and the technical necessities of appeals practice. That mix of experience underlies his strategy to contested matters and submit-trial advocacy.
His present work at McCann Legal includes representing clients in litigation across state and federal courts, drawing on his trial and appellate background to handle cases from preliminary pleadings through appeals.
