Jonathan D. Marks
314-227-1413
Jonathan Marks received his Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 1993 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 1997. Jonathan is admitted to practice in the State of Missouri, the State of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit.
Jonathan was recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as one of Missouri’s Up & Coming Lawyers in 2008 and has been designated annually since 2008 as a Super Lawyer Rising Star by Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, a publication of Law and Politics Magazine. He is currently authoring Family Law and Criminal Law: A Practitioner’s Handbook for the American Bar Association.
Jonathan is member of The Missouri Bar Association, The Illinois State Bar Association, The American Bar Association, The First Amendment Lawyers Association, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and The St. Louis County Bar Association.
Jonathan’s practice focuses on the areas of Family Law and Criminal Defense in both State and Federal Courts at trial and appeal.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Criminal Defense
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1998
- Illinois, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1998
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2003
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2003
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2000
Education
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. - 1997
- Honors: CALI Excellence, Future Award in the study of Communication Law
- Honors: CALI Excellence, Future Award in the study of Mediation
- University of Missouri - Columbia School of Journalism, Columbia
- B.J. - 1993
- Honors: Dean's Honors
Representative Cases
- State v. Faruqi, 344 S.W.3d 193 (Mo. banc 2011)
- Barzilay v. Barzilay, 600 F.3d 912 (8th Cir. 2010)
- Barzilay v. Barzilay, 536 F.3d 844 (8th Cir. 2008)
- J.C.W. ex rel Webb v. Wyciskalla, 275 S.W.3d 249 (Mo. banc 2009)
- Burke v. Hutto, 243 S.W.3d 431 (Mo. App. 2007)
- Southard v. Southard, 239 S.W.3d 172 (Mo. App. 2007)
- Weaver v. Weaver, 298 S.W.3d 103 (Mo. App. 2009)
- In Re Marriage of King, 233 S.W.3d 231 (Mo. App. 2007)
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Missouri Bar Association
- Lecturer, Lorman Educational Institution
- Lecturer, NALS of Missouri
Honors and Awards
- Missouri Super Lawyer
- The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C. is annually AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C. is annually listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Missouri Bar Association
- The Illinois State Bar Association
- The American Bar Association
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan, St. Louis
- The St. Louis County Bar Association
- First Amendment Lawyers Association
