Mark C. Whitlow

Whitlow

Practice Areas

Mr. Whitlow concentrates his legal practice in the areas of labor and employment, commercial transactions, commercial litigation, collection and bankruptcy. 

Licenses

He has been admitted to the Kentucky Bar, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Experience

Mr. Whitlow has represented many companies in Western Kentucky in employment discrimination and labor issues, including McCracken County's largest employer.  His practice has involved work with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and litigation in state and federal courts and appellate work.  He has represented companies before the National Labor Relations Board and has counseled companies during union organizational drives, contract negotiations, unfair labor practice charges, and injunctions for contract violations or misconduct.  Mr. Whitlow has served as counsel to several local businesses and has been lead counsel for companies buying or selling assets or stock in other companies.  As local counsel for Regions Bank, Mr. Whitlow has prepared loan agreements, loan work-out agreements, and has represented the Bank in complex collection cases and foreclosures. 

Background

Mark is a native of Paducah, Kentucky.  After graduation from law school, Mark served as a law clerk to the Hon. Pierce Lively, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  Upon completion of his clerkship, Mark returned to Paducah and joined the firm of Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Straub in 1978.

Education

Mr. Whitlow was a valedictorian of Paducah Tilghman High School and received his B.A. degree at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.  While at Emory, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity.  He earned his J.D. degree at the University of Virginia in 1977, where he served as President of the Virginia Legal Research Group. 

Associations and Service

Mark has served as a member of the Rules Committee for the Kentucky Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.  He has served as Special Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court in five cases.  He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association (2002-2008) and is a life member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.  He is a past President of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and Paducah Rotary Club.  He was elected a delegate to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church.  He is a member of the executive board of the Kentucky Governors' Scholars program. He served as Chairperson of the United Way campaign and is Chairperson of the City of Paducah Ethics Committee.

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