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Mark Kendall Bailey was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. After graduation with distinction from Louisiana College with a B.S. in Criminal Justice, Mark worked as a licensed Firearm Instructor and tactical Baton Trainer for law enforcement personnel. In 2001, Mark received his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law. After graduation, he accepted a position with Oklahoma City law firm Hiltgen & Brewer, and began his legal career in the area of Corporate Litigation. Mark successfully defended major corporate clients, such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot, in numerous trials across Oklahoma.
However, in 2003, he shifted his legal focus to criminal defense litigation and began working for the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office, where Mark was responsible for managing, negotiating, and litigating thousands of felony cases, ranging from DUI to Murder in the First Degree. Based on his extremely high success rate, Mark was promoted to Supervising Attorney, where he was responsible for training others in the professional and appropriate representation of clients. After leaving the Public Defender’s Office, mark continued with criminal defense representation for the Oklahoma firm Atkins and Markoff. In 2010, Mark incorporated his own firm for the continuation of legal work within the private sector.
Mark practices law in state courtrooms across Oklahoma and Texas, as well as in the Unites States Federal District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Mark appreciated the value of reputable legal education, and has taught college classes on Jury Selection techniques and Forensic Firearms Evidence. He also teaches Continuing Legal Education courses with the Oklahoma Bar Association, and is one of the legal educators for Self-Defense Act licenses for H & H Shooting sports. He is also an active member in the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network, Armed Citizens Alliance and listed in the National Rifle Association Business Alliance.
Mark is currently affiliated with numerous legal associations that further the respect of the legal profession, such as the National and Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Associations, Oklahoma Bar Association, and the Texas Bar Association. Mark is also licensed Certified Mediator, and was honored with the prestigious Burbridge Foundation Award for Excellence in Mediation in 2001.
Apart from his busy law career, Mark is an avid freshwater and saltwater fisherman, and is the proud father of an energetic kindergartener, Bryce.
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Acquired: 2007
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2023
State: Oklahoma
Acquired: 2001
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2023
4811 Gaillardia Pkwy,, Suite 110, Oklahoma City, OK, 73142
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Posted by anonymous | May 28, 2025 | Hired Attorney
I hired this loser without reading the reviews, big lesson learned, he took $50k cash and wouldn’t even bother showing up for court, once it came time for trial, he tells me he would send his own son to prison and that’s possibly the only truthful thing that’s ever come out of his mouth, his assistan...
Posted by anonymous | December 6, 2019 | Hired Attorney
There's some good and some bad about this team, Mark Bailey and his paralegal assistant, Ashley. First let's cover the good... these guys are knowledgable and have built a reputation that's well known in the legal community... no one who's gone up against them in court wants to challenge them because...
Posted by Kaylee | September 4, 2019 | Hired Attorney
The bad reviews are very true, my brother hired mark for my dad in March and said he should be out by the middle of summer, and he still doesn't even have a court date and they've been giving us the run around. For one we haven't received a SINGLE phone call from Ashley or mark so after a while we st...
Posted by Necia | May 13, 2019 | Hired Attorney
I wrote a $20,000.00 check and handed it to Mark Bailey. In the next breath he told me how he was going to spend some of that check on his upcoming deep sea fishing vacation. He talked a lot of CRAP and did NOTHING constructive for us. He is the WORST excuse for an attorney I’ve ever come across and...
Posted by Phillip | June 5, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I hire Mark the THUG Bailey , and wished I never met him . He took 1500 dollars from me in cash . should never had paid him in full . the judge let him off my case when I didn't make my court date . BUT HERE IS THE THING I CALL THE (THUG) AND TOLD HIM MY CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN AND WAS STRANDED IN ELRENO...
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2023.
Resignation in Lieu of Discipline issued in TX, 2023
updated on 11/13/2023This means the attorney resigned in order to avoid being disbarred. "Disbarment" is the most serious penalty for a lawyer.
Disbarment issued in OK, 2023
updated on 06/14/2023This is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Oklahoma Bar Association to understand the reasons for this disbarment.
2012
Top 100 Oklahoma Trial Attorneys, The National
2001
Award for Excellence in Mediation, Burbridge Foundation
2012 - Present
Senior Counsel, M.K. Bailey Law Offices
2010 - 2012
Partner, Phillips and Bailey
2008 - 2010
Attorney, Atkins & Markoff
2003 - 2010
Attorney, Oklahoma County Public Defender
2012 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2003 - Present
Oklahoma County Criminal Defense Lawyers
2001 - Present
Oklahoma County Bar Association
2001
JD - Juris Doctor
2013
Gun Laws
2013
Lock and Load
2013
Oklahoma Firearms Laws
2013
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