About Mark A.
Mark A. Buterbaugh built his career on steady progress through public service and private practice. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Pennsylvania State University in 1992, then earned a Master of Public Administration from Shippensburg University in 1997. He later turned to law, receiving his J.D. from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2009.
His early professional life included work inside Pennsylvania government. In 1994 he served on the staff of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a role that exposed him to the legislative process and the practical demands of public policy. After law school he moved into regulatory enforcement, joining the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board as enforcement counsel in 2009. That position put him on the front lines of administrative practice and regulatory compliance.
Buterbaugh entered private practice in 2011 as an attorney at Post & Schell. A year later he became a partner at Mooney Law, a firm that maintains multiple offices including locations in Carlisle and Hagerstown. At Mooney Law he has continued to work in matters that bring him before both state and federal tribunals. He holds memberships in several federal courts, including the United States District Court for the Eastern District and the United States District Court for the Middle District, as well as the United States Middle District Bankruptcy Court.
His professional memberships reflect a mix of local and regional engagement. He belongs to the State Bar of Maryland and participates in county and regional bar associations in Cumberland, Franklin and Lebanon counties. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Justice and serves on the Franklin County United Way Board of Directors. Those connections anchor him in the communities where he practices and supply routine professional and civic interaction.
Colleagues and opposing counsel describe him as pragmatic in the courtroom and methodical in preparation. Over the years he has handled matters in administrative settings, state trial courts and federal courts, bringing an awareness of procedure and a familiarity with regulatory practice to those roles. He has maintained continuous bar and court memberships since moving into private practice and has represented clients before state agencies and in federal bankruptcy and district courts.
He is based at Mooney Law, working from offices that include Carlisle and Hagerstown. He focuses his practice on litigation in state and federal courts.
