Background
Thomas, Mark Stanton was born on October 28, 1952 in Leaksville, North Carolina, United States. Son of J. Kenneth and Vivian (Butler) Thomas.
Thomas, Mark Stanton was born on October 28, 1952 in Leaksville, North Carolina, United States. Son of J. Kenneth and Vivian (Butler) Thomas.
Wake Forest University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta.
Member, Order of Barristers.
Guy T. Carswell Scholar. Irving East. Carlyle Scholar.
Recipient, First Place Hoge Award, 1977 and Scribes Award, Wake Forest Law Review, 1978. Staff Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1976-1978.
Worked at Maupin Taylor & Ellis, P.A. (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Employee Benefits Law, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, North Carolina. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Order of Barristers.
Guy T. Carswell Scholar.
Irving East. Carlyle Scholar. Staff Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1976-1978.
Member: North Carolina (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section. Intellectual Property Law Section) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Section) Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute.
Military: Captain, United States of America, 1978-1981.
Board of directors Raleigh Little Theatre, 1985-1988, attorney, 1983-1984. Board directors Raleigh Ensemble Players, 1986-1988. Board directors Theatre in the Park, Raleigh, 1988-1993, president, 1991-1992.
Member City of Raleigh Arts Commission, 1990-1994. Member Triangle Benefits Forum, since 1990, president, 1994-1995. Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association (chair communications advising committee 1989-1991, co-chair committee women in legal profession 1993-1994).
Married Sarah Elizabeth Zeigler, June 4, 1988. 1 child, Elizabeth Christine.