Attorney Profile

Mark R. Burdette is an Associate at Lewis Gianola in the Charleston office. Mark focuses his practice on the ownership, development, and financing of residential and commercial real estate projects with services in title, title insurance, conveyancing, servitudes, entitlements, and financing. Mark helps manage the firm’s state-wide residential and consumer real estate transactions and morgtage practice representing national, regional and community lenders.

Mark represents many of the firm’s large number of community and homeowners associations in a broad range of matters. He advises HOA officers and directors on governance, management, collections, architectural reviews and enforcement of covenants and restrictions. He represents developers and owners with drafting of community documents and site planning and developments.

He represents business in formation, financing and contracts.

Bar Admissions

Mark is admitted to practice law in West Virginia.

Education

Mark was named to the Dean’s List during each of his four undergraduate years at West Virginia University. He was named to the President’s List and graduated magna cum laude in 2020. He obtained his J.D. from West Virginia University in 2023.

Presentations

• “The Clash of Interest in the Short-Term Rental Wars: HOAs, Airbnb and Nimbyism,” West Virginia Bar Association Real Estate Law Conference, May 2024
  
  
• “The Obligations of Directors and Officer Under the Corporate Transparency Act: Your Money or Your Life” West Virginia Organization of Homeowners Associations, Inc. February 2024