Mark Curriden, a senior writer, joined the ABA Journal staff part time in 2010 and has written for the magazine for more than 25 years. He also is a senior writer for the Texas Lawbook. Mark served as the legal affairs writer for the Dallas Morning News and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. From 2002 to 2010, Mark was the senior communications counsel at Vinson & Elkins. From 2010 to 2012, he was the Writer in Residence at the SMU Dedman School of Law. Mark clerked for a federal judge after earning his J.D. from the Woodrow Wilson Law School in Atlanta. He holds a B.A. in history from Tennessee Temple University.
