Mark W. Grasinger

Associate

Mark focuses his practice on contract and mineral title due diligence for energy industry clients. He drafts and reviews various agreements, including joint operating agreements, easements and rights-of-way contracts, purchase and sale agreements, and other transactional documents.

Before joining Steptoe & Johnson, Mark represented clients in civil litigation and estate planning and administration, and assisted victims of domestic violence in obtaining protection from abuse orders. He represented clients at trial, conducted adversarial hearings, engaged in negotiations, and drafted pleadings, discovery documents, wills, and other legal documents.

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Achievements

  • CALI Awards in Advanced Constitutional Law, Advanced Legal Writing, Business Associations Law, Contracts Law, Core Competencies for Legal Practice, Constitutional Law I, Constitutional Law II, Estates and Trusts Law, Legal Research and Writing, and Privacy Law

Memberships

  • Executive Board, Duquesne University Chapter of the Federalist Society (2023-2025)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

Publications

  • “Toxic Trains: Reviewing Federal Preemption of Tort Claims Against Railroads in Light of the East Palestine Train Derailment,” Duquesne Law Review, Volume 63 (2025)
  • Production Editor, Duquesne Law Review, Volume 63 (2024-2025)
  • Junior Staff Member, Duquesne Law Review, Volume 62 (2023-2024)

Licensed In

  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • J.D. Duquesne University Kline School of Law
  • B.A. Grove City College

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