Mark Cushing

Mark is Founder and Managing Partner of the Animal Policy Group, LLC,  based in Scottsdale, AZ, Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA.  APG clients represent a wide-range of pet health, animal welfare and veterinary educational interests.  Mark’s  practice focuses on providing high-level strategic advice,  governmental advocacy, regulatory and policy services to animal health and veterinary clients with needs at any level of government, and universities and industry groups throughout North America.  Mark is a frequent speaker at veterinary medicine and other animal policy conferences. He is a former partner of major regional and national law firms and served as an adjunct professor of law at the LMU Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, and the University of Oregon School of Law. Mark is an Honors graduate with distinction from Stanford University and the Willamette University College of Law.  Most recently, Mark is the author of Pet Nation, a book released by Penguin Random House.