Mark J. Kozlowski

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    As a member of the Professional Liability Department, Mark focuses his practice on civil rights, constitutional law and municipal liability. 

    Mark has represented a number of governmental agencies and municipalities over the years in matters ranging from police excessive force and wrongful arrest cases to premises liability lawsuits.  He represents public entities and officials in cases arising under state law, federal civil rights statutes and the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act. He has also handled the defense of Homeowner Associations and officers in matters involving challenges to voting procedures, changes to short-term rental policies, employment discrimination and retaliation. 

    In addition, Mark publishes the Marshall Dennehey Municipal Law newsletter. Mark has experience in the areas of zoning appeals, administrative proceedings, and trial court and appellate practice. He has handled civil rights litigation at the trial court and appellate levels, including experience practicing before the Supreme Court of the United States on multiple occasions. In 2021, Mark was elected Greenfield Township (Lackawanna County) Judge of Election. In 2023, Mark became a certified mediator on the mediator panel for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Mediation Program.

    Mark received his juris doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 2010. While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Law and as an associate editor of Res Ipsa Loquitor, the College of Law's newspaper. Mark was a member of the Student Bar Association and spoke on several panels at the National Conference of Law Reviews relating to successful management of law reviews, budget considerations and leadership. He also interned for the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office.

    Following law school, Mark served as a law clerk for the Honorable Edwin M. Kosik of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Following his clerkship, Mark began his private legal career with a general civil practice firm in Maryland.

    Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in business administration and majored in marketing and business management. He also completed a minor in political science. While completing his undergraduate degree at Kutztown University, Mark served as president of the Recreational and Sports Club Council and spent four seasons as a defensive player with the lacrosse team.

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    FLSA – Wage and Labor Laws, Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management, June 29, 2023

    Recruitment and Selection, Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management, March 30, 2023

    Employment Law Basics: The Basis of OSHA, FLSA, ADA & More, Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management, November 17, 2022

    Performance Management & Record Retention: Avoiding Discrimination - What is Needed to Make a Hire and be Fired, Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management, August 18, 2022

    Pay & Benefits: Overtime, Minimum Wage, Compensable Time & Legally Required Benefits, Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management, May 19, 2022

    Recruitment & Selection: Where to Find Talent & the Do’s/Dont’s of Interviewing, Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management, February 17, 2022

    Local Government Immunity in Pennsylvania, client seminar, June 8, 2021

    Essential Handbook Must-Haves and Updates, National Business Institute, October 18, 2017

    Workplace Behavior and Privacy Issues, Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now, National Business Institute, December 2016

    Hiring/Recruiting, Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now, National Business Institute, December 2016

    Employment Law: Rights, Benefits, and Emerging Issues, Sterling Education Services, August 2, 2016

    Employment Law: Beyond the Basics, Sterling Education Services, August 4, 2015

    Published Works

    Legal Updates for Pennsylvania Municipal Law, contributor and editor, September 2019-present

    “Third Circuit Reaffirms Ripeness Doctrine in Civil Rights Claim and Need to Exhaust State Remedies Before Pursuing a Fifth Amendment Takings Claim,” Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2017

    "The Fire Protection Engineer Expert," Fire Protection Contractor, April 2012

    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    2010
    U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
    2010
    Maryland
    2011
    U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
    2014
    U.S. Supreme Court
    2018
    U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    2019
    Education
    Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2010)
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 2007)
    Honors & awards
    Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star
    2019-2023
    Associations & memberships
    Lackawanna County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors, 2016-2018
    Pennsylvania Bar Association
    Year joined
    2012
    CERTIFICATIONS

    United States District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, Certified Mediator