About Mark W.
Mark W. Bina is an attorney admitted to practice in the Seventh Circuit, the State of Illinois, and the District of Columbia. He has built a practice that spans federal and state forums, and he brings procedural experience to matters that move between trial courts and appellate panels. His career blends courtroom work with administrative proceedings.
Bina has served on the Illinois Lawyer Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board since 2012. That role placed him on panels that oversee lawyer discipline proceedings and related administrative hearings. He has heard and ruled on matters that involve professional responsibility and licensing questions. His time on the Hearing Board complements his private practice by giving him a direct view of how disciplinary issues are handled at the administrative level.
At the firm level, he is part of Quarles & Brady LLP. There he works among litigators and regulatory practitioners, drawing on admissions in Illinois, the Seventh Circuit, and the District of Columbia. He has been involved in matters that require coordination across jurisdictions, and he represents clients in court proceedings as well as in regulatory and administrative settings.
Colleagues describe him as methodical. He breaks complex procedural problems into discrete steps. That approach informs how he prepares for hearings and appeals. He pays attention to record-building, briefing, and oral argument. Those are the tools he uses when cases move from trial courts to appellate consideration.
Outside of casework, his Hearing Board service has kept him closely engaged with professional standards. Serving on that panel involves reviewing factual records, applying rules of professional conduct, and issuing reasoned decisions. The position also requires balancing public protection with fair process for practitioners.
Bina’s practice involves litigation, appellate work, and administrative proceedings across his admitted jurisdictions. He regularly appears before tribunals in Illinois and in federal court where the Seventh Circuit is the relevant appellate forum. He is also admitted in the District of Columbia and takes on matters that touch that jurisdiction.
As of 2026 he practices at Quarles & Brady LLP and continues to handle litigation, appellate, and disciplinary matters across Illinois, the Seventh Circuit, and the District of Columbia.
