Atty. Mark A. Buterbaugh
Attorney Mark A. Buterbaugh is a Managing Partner of Mooney Law.
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Mark A. Buterbaugh is a Managing Partner based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, practicing at Mooney Law. They have 17+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2009. Their practice focuses on workers comp, slip & fall, and dog bites. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania (2009) and Maryland (2019). Educated at The Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2009) and Pennsylvania State University (B.A. Shippensburg, 1992). Active member of Pennsylvania Bar Association Maryland Bar Association Franklin County Bar Association Cumberland County Bar Association Pennsylvania Association of Justice. Serands clients in Chambersburg, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Attorney Mark A. Buterbaugh is a Managing Partner of Mooney Law
- He created the firm’s Workers’ Compensation practice and handles all the firm's Pennsylvania and Maryland Workers Compensation cases
- In addition to Workers Compensation, he also handles Slip and Falls (Premises Liability) and Dog Bite matters
- Additionally, also handles matters in Basic Estate Planning for his clients
- He is licensed to practice law in the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland and handles Maryland workers' compensation cases before the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission
- Attorney Buterbaugh has recovered tens of millions of dollars in benefits for injured workers throughout Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland
- His practice is a full workers’ compensation litigation practice, from fighting workers compensation denials, to defending against employer petitions, to arguing description of injury, to settling cases for lump sum settlements, to Workers’ Compensation appellate practice
- Immediately prior to joining Mooney Law, Attorney Buterbaugh worked for a large Pennsylvania law firm representing some of Pennsylvania’s largest Employers and Insurance Carriers in workers’ compensation defense
- His experience on the defense side provided valuable insight, experience, and knowledge as to the strategies and the way insurance defense attorneys approach workers’ compensation cases
- Attorney Buterbaugh graduated from Widener University School of Law in 2009
- He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State (1992) in Political Science with a minor in Labor Relations and a Masters Degree from Shippensburg University (1997) in Public Administration
- Upon graduation from Law School, Attorney Buterbaugh served as an Enforcement Counsel for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, helping to enforce the laws and regulations within the Pennsylvania casino and gaming industry
- He argued enforcement actions before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
- Prior to law school, he worked for fourteen years in various staff and committee staff positions with the Pennsylvania House of Representatives at the State Capitol in Harrisburg
- Attorney Buterbaugh resides in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has served on various community boards
- He was the youngest elected President of Borough Council in Shippensburg history at the age of 24 (1996)
- Attorney Buterbaugh was elected to the Shippensburg School Board in 2004, 2013, and recently reelected in November 2019
- In early 2019, Attorney Buterbaugh was selected as a Rising Star in Pennsylvania and as a Super Lawyer by the prestigious national magazine, Super Lawyer
- Only 5% of Pennsylvania attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers and even more restrictive, only 2.5 of Pennsylvania lawyers are selected as Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement
- The Super Lawyers list is published nationwide in the Super Lawyer Magazine and will be published individually in the Philadelphia Magazine and Pittsburgh Magazine
- In 2024, Attorney Buterbaugh was again honored this time by being selected by the National Trail Lawyers as a Top 25 Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Attorney
- Past Employment • Post & Schell, PA, • Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, • Pennsylvania House of Representatives Associations and Memberships • Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2009 to Present • Maryland Bar Association, 2019 to Present • Franklin County Bar Association, 2012 to Present • Cumberland County Bar Association, 2012 to Present • Pennsylvania Association of Justice, 2012 to Present * Maryland Association of Justice, 2019 to Present • Shippensburg School Board, 2004, 2013, reelected 2019 • Shippensburg Produce and Outreach, Board Member, Past • Shippensburg Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, Past • Pa
- State Bar Association, Community & Public Relations Committee, Former Member • Pa
- State Bar Association, Bylaws Committee, Former Member • Pa
- School Boards Association, Former Member • Board of Directors, Franklin County United Way, 2018-2019 • United States Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association
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Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chambersburg are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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