Mark Alexander — Attorney Profile
Founding attorney of Mark A. Alexander, P.C. · Dallas, Texas
“I built this practice around one obligation: when someone has been cheated out of their savings, they deserve a lawyer who prepares the case as if everything depends on it — because for that client, it does.”
— Mark A. Alexander, Founding Attorney
Mark Alexander has practiced law for more than 40 years. Since 2007, his practice has been concentrated on various investment frauds, including oil and gas and real estate frauds — representing investors who were deceived out of their money, and, in select matters, defending industry executives wrongly accused. In that time, Mark Alexander has represented more than 210 investors throughout the United States, and the through-line of the work has never changed: build the case on the documents, prove it before it ever reaches a jury where possible, try the case and stay on the matter until the investment is actually recovered.
The Practice
Oil and gas fraud sits at the intersection of two complicated worlds: securities law and the oil patch. Most lawyers know one or the other. Mark has spent nearly two decades inside both — reading reserve reports and joint interest billings the way promoters hope no one will, and pairing that industry fluency with the Texas Securities Act, common-law fraud, and the other legal tools that turn a deception into a recovery.
The practice covers the full arc of an investor’s case: evaluating whether an investment was an unregistered or fraudulently sold security; investigating the promoter, the operator, and the wells through public and regulatory records; pursuing rescission, or actual damages, and, where the evidence supports it, exemplary damages; and continuing post judgment efforts into collection. Where a scheme has collapsed into receivership or bankruptcy, the Firm represents investors’ interests inside those proceedings as well.
Representative categories of matters the Firm handles:
- Unregistered and fraudulently sold oil and gas securities — offerings sold without the registration Texas and federal law require.
- Working interest and royalty interest fraud — fractional well interests and royalty interests sold on misrepresented reserves, costs, or well status.
- Ponzi schemes and commingled drilling programs — programs paying “returns” out of new investors’ money rather than production.
- Receivership and bankruptcy representation — protecting investors’ interests when a collapsed scheme lands in a receivership or bankruptcy proceeding.
- Post-judgment collection — tracing and pursuing assets so a judgment becomes an actual recovery.
- Select defense engagements — representing oil and gas executives wrongly accused of fraud.
Recognition
- AV Preeminent® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell — the highest rating available to an individual lawyer for legal ability and ethical standards, based on the confidential evaluations of judges and fellow attorneys.
- Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum — membership limited to attorneys who have obtained million-dollar verdicts and settlements.
- Life Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum — membership limited to attorneys who have obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Only 1% of the attorneys across the United States are members of this Forum.
In the Courtroom
Mr. Alexander’s approach to litigation is preparation-first. Where the record allows, cases are positioned to be decided by the court on summary judgment — a ruling that the evidence is so one-sided that no trial is required. In Michael Oldenburg, et al. vs. Rock Wall Oil Company, et al., that preparation produced a $1.3 million judgment for the Firm’s clients on summary judgment. Most cases resolve by way of a settlement, and it is thorough preparation that drives those settlements: a defendant facing a fully built record has every reason to resolve the case on favorable terms.
When a case does go to trial, Mr. Alexander tries it. In a $22 million oil and gas securities fraud jury trial in the 192nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, he represented the president of a large oil and gas corporation — and all four defense attorneys in the case asked that he serve as lead defense counsel at trial. He accepted, and the defense prevailed. In a separate proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, sixteen plaintiffs alleged that his client, the president of a large oil and gas company, had squandered more than $18.6 million of their investments; the court ruled in his client’s favor on all four counts.
That defense-side experience is not a sideline — it is an advantage. A lawyer who has sat on the other side of these cases knows how defendants think, how they delay, and where their cases break.
Why the Firm Prepares Every Case for Summary Judgment
Summary judgment is not a shortcut; it is the reward for doing the work. To win one, the record has to be built so thoroughly — every representation documented, every misstatement matched against the public record, every dollar traced — that the court can rule without needing a jury to determine any fact at issue. Preparing to meet that standard from day one changes the economics of a case for the client. It shortens the road to judgment. It avoids the cost and unpredictability of trial where trial is unnecessary. And it puts settlement pressure on defendants early, because they can see exactly what they will face if they refuse to resolve the case.
Not every case can end that way, and no outcome is ever guaranteed. But the discipline of preparing every case as though it will be decided on the paper record is the single habit that most separates recoveries from disappointments in fraud litigation — and it has defined this practice since 2007.
The Investigation Behind Every Case
Oil and gas fraud cases are won long before a courtroom, in the records. The Texas Railroad Commission keeps a public file on every well in the state — drilling permits, completion reports, production volumes, plugging records — and those files routinely contradict a promoter’s projections line by line. Secretary of State filings expose who really controls the entities that took the money. Securities filings, or the absence of them, establish registration violations. Bank records, obtained in discovery, show where investor funds actually went — which is rarely where the offering documents promised.
Mr. Alexander runs that investigation personally, because knowing the record cold is what makes the difference in a deposition, at a summary judgment hearing, and at trial. By the time a promoter sits across the table, the questions already have documented answers.
Teaching and Mentoring
- Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, Michigan.
- Mentor to law students, University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
Education
- J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan (1985) — Academic Dean’s List.
- B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (1979).
Bar Admissions and Court Licenses
- Supreme Court of Texas — admitted 1985.
- Supreme Court of Michigan — admitted 1988.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits.
- U.S. District Courts — Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan.
- Additional federal and state courts by pro hac vice admission.
Mr. Alexander’s practice is concentrated on investment frauds, including oil and gas and real estate frauds, and complex commercial litigation.
How Mark Works With Clients
Clients hire a person, not a letterhead. At Mark A. Alexander, P.C., the lawyer you meet at the first consultation is the lawyer who investigates your case, drafts your pleadings, argues your motions, and tries your case if it comes to that. Nothing is handed down to someone you have never met.
That structure shapes everything about how the Firm operates. Caseloads are kept deliberately selective, so that every matter gets genuine attention. Communication is direct — clients hear from Mr. Alexander, in plain language, about what is happening and why. And assessments are candid from the first conversation: if a claim is weak, or the economics of pursuing it do not make sense, clients are told so before they spend money finding out.
Defrauded investors often arrive embarrassed, angry, or both. They should not be. These schemes are professionally engineered to deceive successful, careful people — the Firm’s clients have included accountants, business owners, attorneys, and retired professional athletes. The measure of a client is not that a fraud reached them; it is what they do next.
One final note for investors weighing whether to call: hesitation is a promoter’s best friend. Evidence fades, limitations periods run, and assets that could satisfy a judgment have a way of moving beyond reach while a defrauded investor deliberates. A single candid conversation costs you nothing but an hour — and it is the fastest way to learn whether you have a case worth pursuing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Mark A. Alexander, P.C. is built around Mr. Alexander’s personal handling of each matter — from the initial review through investigation, motion practice, and trial. Clients work directly with him throughout the engagement.
The core of the practice is representing defrauded investors. In select matters, Mr. Alexander has defended oil and gas executives against fraud allegations — experience that sharpens the investor-side work, because it teaches exactly how these cases are defended.
You describe the investment and you get a candid assessment. Mr. Alexander will tell you whether the facts suggest fraud, which remedies may be available, what the obstacles are, and whether pursuing the claim makes economic sense — before you commit to anything. Bring whatever documents you have; a complete file is a normal starting point.
In nearly all cases, the Firm works on an hourly basis with a retainer. In rare cases, the Firm may agree to a hybrid arrangement — a reduced hourly rate combined with a percentage of the recovery. Every fee arrangement is set out in a written agreement before the work begins, so you know exactly how the engagement is structured.
It depends on the path the case takes. A matter that resolves through an early demand and settlement moves far faster than contested litigation, and litigation prepared for summary judgment is typically shorter than a case that must be tried. If a case is not resolved, it could take over one year to reach a trial. Where a scheme has collapsed into a court-appointed receivership, investors should expect the process to run a year or two, as the receiver marshals and distributes assets under court supervision. What you will always have is a straight answer about where your case stands and what comes next.
The Firm is based in Dallas and represents clients throughout Texas and across the United States. Because so many oil and gas offerings are organized and sold from Texas, out-of-state investors regularly find their claims belong in Texas courts — which is exactly where the Firm practices.
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Mark A. Alexander, P.C.
The Gild
8150 North Central Expressway, 10th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75206
Phone: (972) 544-6968
Fax: (972) 421-1500
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