Mark Stephen Scarberry^[1] (born May 13, 1953, in Kern County, California)^[2] is professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law.^[3] Much of his research and teaching focuses on bankruptcy and constitutional law.^[4][5] Scarberry is "a self-described evangelical Protestant."^[6]

Scarberry earned his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law where he graduated number one in his class in 1978 ^[7] and his A.B. from Occidental College in 1975.^[3]

Mark Scarberry began his legal career upon graduation from UCLA, gaining four years' practice experience with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Los Angeles.^[7] Scarberry has edited law casebooks.^[4][8] During the fall of 2007, Scarberry was a Robert M. Zinman Resident Scholar at the American Bankruptcy Institute.^[9] Scarberry is also lead author for "Business Reorganization in Bankruptcy" which is currently in its 4th edition, an American Casebook Series published by West.^[10] Scarberry has testified before a subcommittee of the United States Senate and a subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives.^[4][5][8]