About Mark Farris

Mark Watson Farris maintains a broad civil litigation practice and has represented clients in state and federal courts across Texas for over 30 years. His experience spans personal injury, construction defects, product liability, engineering liability, and business disputes. Mark has represented individual personal injury clients as well as Fortune 500 companies and is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He earned both his B.A. and J.D. from Baylor University and has lived and worked in Austin since 2003. Mark obtained the #8 Top Personal Injury Settlement in Texas in 2022, the #5 and #31 Top Personal Injury Settlements in Texas in 2024, and the #55 Top Motor Vehicle Accident Settlement in Texas in 2024.

Proven verdicts and settlements at FVF Law Firm

These results are credited to FVF Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$386,008Verdict

A Williamson County jury found $386,008 in damages for Barbara Burgess after a car crash left her with serious injuries; when Allstate paid its $50,000 UIM policy limits only after a coverage judgment, Josh Fogelman of FVF Law Firm, serving as co-counsel with Justin Hill of Hill Law Firm, took the case to the Third Court of Appeals and won a published ruling that an insurer can face bad-faith liability even after paying policy benefits.

368th District Court, Williamson County, Texas (trial); Third Court of Appeals, Austin (appeal, No. 03-20-00088-CV, Nov. 24 2021) · 2021Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Baylor University
J.D., 1994
Baylor University
Undergraduate, 1991

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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$2 Million Verdict for Injured Motorists on Underinsured Motorist Claim Against State Farm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.