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Mark J. Peake

Mark J. Peake

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Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Insurance Defense
  • Civil Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Criminal Defense

Biography

Mark Peake has been practicing law in the areas of personal injury, insurance defense, civil litigation, products liability, and criminal defense since 1988. He has extensive trial experience in Virginia’s state and federal courts, and he has successfully appealed a number of cases to the Supreme Court of Virginia. He is a former President of the Lynchburg Bar Association.

In addition to his law practice, Mark represents Virginia’s 22nd Senate District in the Senate of Virginia, which includes the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Prince Edward County, and parts of Louisa County and the City of Lynchburg. In the Virginia Senate, Mark serves on the Courts of Justice Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Education and Health Committee, and the Privileges and Elections Committee.

Mark is a 1985 graduate of Virginia Tech, and he received his legal education at Washington & Lee University, where he was a member of the Washington & Lee Law Review.

Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
    • J.D. - 1988
    • Law Review, Washington & Lee Law Review, Member
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    • B.A. - 1985

Bar Admission

  • Virginia, 1988
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Federal Courts

Professional Associations

  • Lynchburg Bar Association, President
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Lynchburg Claims Association

Current Employment Positions

  • Attorney