About Attorney Mark Thomas
R. Mark Thomas is an experienced trial attorney who has successfully defended clients charged with offenses involving homicide, major felonies and all manner of misdemeanor offenses. His experience as a criminal lawyer extends over a period of 35 years as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense lawyer. He is in demand in criminal and juvenile matters and maintains a reputation of vigorously and effectively defending his clients in local, state and federal courts.
In 2001, R. Mark Thomas received the Liberty Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers after successfully obtaining the release of a client who had been wrongfully convicted of a violent rape and had spent 17 years in prison for an offense he did not commit. Additionally, he has been recognized by other lawyers as one whom they would refer to a family member or friend who had been charged with committing a crime.
Areas of practice:
- Criminal
- DUI
- Felonies
- Drug Offenses
- Misdemeanors
Education & Public Service
Education
- J.D., Delaware Law School Of Widener University, 1984
- B.S., Kutztown State College, degree in Criminal Justice, 1978
Bar Admissions
- All Pennsylvania Courts
- Middle District of Pennsylvania – Federal Court
- 3rd Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
Professional Associations & Membership
- Cumberland County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Awards
- 2001 Liberty Award – PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- 2014 Readers’ Choice – Criminal Attorney – Harrisburg Magazine
- 2015 Select Lawyers – Criminal Law Attorney in the Susquehanna Valley- Greater Harrisburg Area- “If you had to refer a family member or friend to another lawyer, who among your colleagues would you recommend?” Susquehanna Style Magazine, 2015.