Mark P. Rankin
Top rated White Collar Crimes attorney in Tampa, Florida
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense,
Sex Offenses
Education Qualification:
University of Virginia School of Law
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Sex offenses
1410 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 200Tampa, Florida, 33607
First Admitted: 1999, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.rankinlawoffice.com/biographies/mark-p-rankin/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Florida
- Federal Bar Association, Qui Tam Section, 2016 - present
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Chair, 2007 - 2013
- Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter, 2003 - present; Board of Directors, 2006 - 2009, 2011 - 2015, 2017 - present; Criminal and Government Investigations Practice Committee, Chair, 2017 - present; The Florida Bar Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 2006 - 2009
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2003 - present; Board of Directors, 2007-2009; White Collar Crime Committee; Sentencing Committee, Co-Chair, 2009 - 2013
- Herbert G. Goldburg-Ronald K. Cacciatore Criminal Law American Inn of Court, 2003 - 2016
- Colorado
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee, 2017 - present; Federal Roundtable Subcommittee; Rules Subcommittee; Federal Judicial Guide Subcommittee
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Best Buddies Tampa Bay, Advisory Board, 2019 - present
- St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society’s SunScreen Film Festival, Board of Directors, 2006
- PARC, Pinellas Association for Retarded Children, Board of Directors, 2009 - 2011
- Northeast Park Neighborhood Association, Safe Streets Committee, Board of Directors, Chair, 2009 - 2011
- Champion Magazine, Advisory Board, 2007 - present
Honors:
- Marcelino “Bubba” Huerta III Award for Professionalism and Pro Bono Service, 2017
- Up & Comer, 2007, 2008, 2009; Criminal Law, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
- Rising Star, 2009 - 2012; Super Lawyer, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, Florida Super Lawyers
- Recipient, 2007-2008, ABA’s Litigation Section Outstanding Service Award
- Criminal Defense: White Collar and Non-White Collar, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; Criminal Defense, General Practice, 2020; Criminal Defense, White-Collar, 2020, Best Lawyers in America®
Educational Background:
- Old Dominion University, B.S. Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, 1996
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Panelist, “Grouping and Firearms Offenses,” National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 2004 & 2006
- Co-Author, “Traps for the Unwary: Cross References and Guideline Sentencing,” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at 52, September/October 2006
- Co-Author, “Something Funny Happened On The Way To Discretionary Sentencing: Why A Presumption Of Reasonableness Violates The Holding of Booker,” Committee on Criminal Litigation, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter 2007
- Author, “Surprise, Surprise: Is Proper Notice Still Required for an Above-Guidelines Sentence in Federal Court?” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, March 2007
- Co-Author, “Substantial Assistance – The Key to Freedom: Representing a Cooperating Defendant in Federal Court,” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at 12, July 2007
- Author, “Evidence Law Trumps the Fifth Amendment – Florida Rule of Evidence 806,” HCBA Lawyer at 20, February 2008
- Author, “Informal Opinion: Watson v. United States The Supreme Court Limits the “Use” Prong Of Section 924(c),” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at 51, March 2008
- Author, “Informal Opinion: Irizarry v. United States,” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at 55, September 2008
- Author, “Informal Opinion: The Post-Booker World: Does the Ex Post Facto Clause Still Apply at Sentencing?” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at 59, October 2008
- Co-Author, “Nobody Looks Good in Orange: Keeping Your Client and Yourself Out of Prison,” Business Law Today, at 43, November/December 2008
- Co-Author, “Parole’s Essential Role in Bailing out Our Nation’s Criminal Justice Systems,” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at 47, January 2009
- Author, “Crawford Extended: United States and Supreme Courts Expand Confrontation Clause Protections,” St. Petersburg Bar Association, 2009
- Author, “Pardon Me: Jury Nullification in Florida and the Eleventh Circuit,” HCBA Lawyer at 22, September 2009
- Author, “Rule 35(b) Meets Section 3553(a) – What Can a Federal Court Consider?” The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at 61, September/October 2009
- Author, “E Original: The Best Evidence Rule in Florida,” HCBA Lawyer at 20, October 2009
- Author, “Supreme Court Examines Effect of Invocation of Counsel,” HCBA Lawyer at 22, December 2009
- Author, “Padilla: Supreme Court Requires Defense Counsel to Advise on Deportation” – HCBA Lawyer, June 2010
- Co-Author, “Grid & Bear It. Let the Seller Beware: Sentencing Entrapment and Manipulation in Federal Court” – The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at 42, August 2010
- Author, “It’s Time to Rethink America’s Rate of Incarceration”, The Tampa Tribune, April 2013
- Author, “U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Important Traffic Stop Case”, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, December 2013
- Chair, National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 2012 - 2015
- Panelist, “Avoiding Jail, Disbarment and Other Bad Consequences: What You Need to Know About Real Estate Collateral,” ABA Real Estate Financing Subcommittee, ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, April 2008
- Moderator, “Chapter Three Adjustments,” 18th Annual Federal Sentencing Guidelines Seminar, Tampa, FL, May 21-22, 2009
- Panelist, “Orange Jumpsuits Aren’t Flattering: The Expanding Threat of Criminal Liability for Lawyers,” 2009 Aon Large Law Firm Symposium, San Francisco, CA, October 15, 2009
- Panelist, “Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Civil and Criminal Damages,” ABA 20th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud, Miami, FL, May 14, 2010
- Moderator, “Privileged Communications: What’s Protected Under Federal and Florida Rules of Evidence,” CLE hosted by Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers and Federal Bar Association, Tampa, FL, February 28, 2019
- Criminal Justice Act Panel, Middle District of Florida, 2006 - present
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