Mark qualified as a solicitor in 1992, having previously spent almost a decade working in the banking industry. On qualification he joined his father’s firm of Molloy Fayle Tyndall and Company in Dublin, thereby becoming the fourth generation of the same family to work in the firm. Realising the potential that existed in Greystones for future expansion, the firm opened a full-time office in Greystones in 1992 and it is there that Mark has practices since.
In 1995 the firm of Molloy Fayle Tyndall and Company merged with the Wicklow firm of Augustus Cullen and Son and, with the exception of a couple of years spent working in the Wicklow office, Mark continued to practice in Greystones, where he eventually met Paul McKnight and where he and Paul had the responsibility of running the Greystones branch office of the Wicklow firm. In 2003, this branch office was acquired by Paul and Mark and it was renamed Felton McKnight Solicitors.
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1992 |
The Law Society of Ireland |
Entered on the Roll of Solicitors |
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2006 |
The Law Society of Ireland |
Certificate in Trusts and Estate Planning |
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1993-2003 |
Associate Solicitor |
General Solicitor with Augustus Cullen & Son, Wicklow – Conveyancing, Family Law & Mental Health Law |
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2003-2024 |
Managing Partner |
Felton McKnight – Conveyancing, Mental Health Law & Capacity Law, Family Law, General Litigation, Enduring Powers of Attorney / Wardship applications, Wills, Estate Planning, Probate |
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2014 |
University College Cork |
Awarded LLM (Practitioner) Degree |
Mark is a very experienced solicitor and has a long history of practice in various areas of law, particularly Conveyancing and Family Law. In addition, he is a leading professional in the area of Mental Health and Capacity Law and he has practiced widely in this area for many years. He has a specialist level of knowledge in relation to the Mental Health Act and the rights of those who are subject to involuntary admission in Approved Centres, and he also has wide experience in the area of the Wards of Court process and procedures.
Mark is also a leading practitioner in the are of Enduring Powers of Attorney and the rights of older people and has advocated strongly to support the rights of the vulnerable members of society for many years. He is a member of the Law Society Mental Health and Capacity Task Force, the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Mental Health and Capacity Committee and is a founder member of the Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association.
Mark is a believer in life-long learning and was awarded a Master’s Degree in Law from University College Cork in 2015 in which his main areas of focus were Mental Health Law, Mental Capacity Law and Disability Law.