Thought Leadership

Mark Prince is proud to be a prominent member of his local and surrounding legal community and often speaks at leadership events to help inform and advise other attorneys. He also frequently moderates and serves as a leader on membership panels.

Below, we have showcased just some of the events he’s recently spoken at and/or helped moderate along with the details of the event:

May 2025 – Mark Prince Speaks at NAPLA 2025 CLE

Mark Prince was a speaker at NAPLA 2025 CLE and shared practical tips on how to prepare clients for discovery, mediation, and trial.

May 2, 2025 – Mark Prince Speaks at Boardwalk Seminar

On May 2, 2025, Mark Prince was a proud speaker at the nationally renowned Boardwalk Seminar for the New Jersey Association for Justice in Atlantic City.

Mark Prince had this to say regarding the event: “It is a tremendous honor to be asked to teach at this nationally prominent program for trial lawyers. With mediation coming to the forefront of the legal profession, I hope to share some insights on the mediation process, including whether it is right for a particular case and the details of how to successfully mediate your case.”

March 6, 2025 – Premises Liability Lunch and Learn

Join Mark Prince & Elyse McKenna for key legal insights during the Premises Liability Lunch and Learn on March 6, 2025, held by the AAJ Sections and Litigation Groups. They’ll discuss best practices for premises inspections (who, when, & how to prepare) and slip-and-fall cases involving rain, ice, & snow. Can plaintiffs win these claims?

October 2024 – Mark Prince Receives Trial Lawyer Excellence Award

Mark Prince received a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award from the Jury Verdict Reporter for a record-setting verdict he obtained in Williamson County, Illinois, in a wrongful death medical malpractice trial. This is the third time Mark has received this award the last nine years.

“It is an honor to receive recognition like this, especially considering all of the jury trials that are conducted throughout Illinois. To get this award for the third time is not only humbling, but also motivating to keep doing the best job that I can for my clients,” said Mark. “After all, it is all about the client, not me,” he continued.

Sept. 2024 – ITLA’s Litigation Updates and Trends Seminar

Mark Prince has been invited to lecture at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Litigation Updates and Trends Seminar in St. Louis on September 20, 2024. Mark will teach how to establish one of the most important parts of a premises liability case: that the property owner knew that his property was in a dangerous condition. This element is often the key issue that will determine whether an injured person wins or loses their case.

July 2024 – Premises Liability/Inadequate Security Litigation Group

AAJ 2024 Annual Convention – Premises Liability, Section/Inadequate Security Litigation Group, CLE Program – July 2024

May 23-24, 2024 – Premises Liability Seminar

Premises Liability Seminar – American Association for Justice – Topic: Uncovered Meter Hole-How to Prove Notice of Dangerous Conditions – May 23-24, 2024
Learn more about the topic on our blog.

April 16, 2024 – ITLA Ethics Webinar

ITLA Ethics Webinar Speaker – Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association – Topic: Co-Counsel Agreements: Following the Rules – April 16, 2024

Feb. 2024 – AAJ 2024 Winter Convention

AAJ 2024 Winter Convention – Feb 2024

Feb. 21st, 2024 – Case Status – Client Engagement Innovation Webinar

Learn more here.

Injury Board Summit 2023

Injury Board – IB Summit 2023

May 2023 – NAPLA’s Annual Convention – Chicago

National Association of Premises Liability Attorneys – NAPLA’s Annual Convention-Chicago – Topic: “Animals Running at Large: What You Should Know About Equine Liability Cases” – May 2023

Sept 15, 2023 – Dueling Pianos – Hospice of Southern Illinois

Dueling Pianos – Hospice of Southern Illinois – Event Sponsor – Sept 15, 2023

2023 – ITLA Annual Convention in Chicago

ITLA Annual Convention in Chicago – 2023

2023 – AAJ Voir Dire Workshop

AAJ 2023 Voir Dire Workshop – Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Chicago – Discussing the topic of “Dealing with ‘Scary’ Issues in Voir Dire”
Mark co-presented with Ken Levinson. Learn more about the presentation here.

2023 – Volunteer at the Student Trial Advocacy Competition

AAJ hosts the Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) 2023 – Volunteer

Nov. 2022 – Injury Board Day of Action to Stand Against Hunger

Prince Law Firm participated in Injury Board Day of Action to Stand Against Hunger. Denise and Mark Prince proudly loaded and delivered food for the pantry at The Salvation Army of Southern Illinois in Marion. More info and pics here.

Oct. 1, 2022 – Veterans Legal Assistance Program at Southern Illinois University

Veterans Legal Assistance Program at Southern Illinois University – BBQ Pork Fundraiser – Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022

Sept. 16, 2022 – ITLA Seminar in St. Louis

Mark Prince spoke at a seminar teaching lawyers from Illinois and Missouri different techniques for taking depositions of key witnesses and experts. His talk covered many basics, but also contained advice on advanced theories of deposing expert witnesses. “I am honored to be asked to share my thoughts on this topic, to give back to the legal community and to help other lawyers protect their clients,” Mark said when asked why he speaks at so many of these types of seminars.

Previous Engagements

• August, 2018: Mark Prince offered a statement to the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association about a veto the Governor placed that would limit the abilities of victims of negligence to file civil charges against state institutions. Statement was covered here as well.
• August, 2018: Mark Prince spoke with Chicago Lawyer about becoming a president of the Trial Lawyers Association and what changes he hopes to bring to the Illinois legal industry with his presidency.
• June, 2017: Mark Prince spoke with WSIL 3 and gave his thoughts about the calls for lawsuit reform in Illinois.
• January 13, 2016: Mark was interviewed by WSIL-TV about his role as lead counsel representing corn farmers.  The defendant, Syngenta, had filed a motion with the Illinois Supreme Court asking that cases be consolidated in a county in suburban Chicago.  Mark successfully argued that all cases filed in Illinois should be consolidated in Williamson County.
• February 16, 2015: At an Illinois Trial Lawyer seminar in Chicago, Mark lectured about how to prepare your client for her testimony at trial. Mark explained that the lawyer needs to properly prepare the client for her trial testimony in order to maximize the chances of winning. The speech was very well received by the audience of more than 200 people.
• September, 2013: At an Illinois Trial Lawyer Association seminar, Mark was asked to talk about the very difficult task of deciding which cases to accept. Mark was able to draw on his nearly 25 years of experience to go over some of the most important considerations that go into making such an important decision. Not only must the lawyer consider whether he wants to take the case, he must also determine whether he thinks he is the best lawyer for the client.
• March 7, 2013: Mark Prince presented a seminar on ways to determine a wrong-doer’s potential sources of insurance coverage . This seminar was sponsored by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
• September 28, 2012: Mark was asked to present a speech concerning how to maximize your client’s personal injury recovery through understanding how insurance coverage works. Mark talked about what needs to be done to explore all potential sources of insurance coverage that the wrong-doer might have.
• November 5, 2011: At the request of the Worker’s Compensation Committee of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Mark traveled to Oak Brook, Illinois, to explain the 2011 amendments to the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Act. Mark was invited to speak on this topic because he spent countless hours and days in Springfield, Illinois in January-March 2011 helping to negotiate the amendments in an effort to minimize any negative impact to injured workers across the State.
• March 5, 2011: Mark Prince was once again asked to speak about various issues when representing an injured person on an “Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist” case. Although there are several landmines that an attorney must be aware of to successfully represent his client in this area of the law, Mark focused on some of the basic strategies necessary to preserve an uninsured or underinsured claim against the insurance company.
• September 16, 2010: Mark was invited to discuss “Insurance Coverage” issues at an Illinois Trial Lawyers Association seminar in St. Louis, Missouri. The thrust of Mark’s presentation was to educate the younger lawyers in the audience about how to understand the complex language that insurance companies use in insurance policies. Mark also discussed how to overcome certain arguments that insurance companies will come up with to avoid having to compensate an injured person.
• March 27, 2010: Mark discussed various issues concerning “Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage” at a seminar in Springfield, Illinois. The seminar was sponsored by the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
• October 9, 2009: Mark spoke at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar. Mark spoke on issues that often come up in automobile collision cases that involve uninsured and/or underinsured motorists insurance coverage.