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• The Law Offices of Murry A. Marks

Law Firm Overview

With nearly half a century of combined experience, Murry A. Marks and Jonathan D. Marks of The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C., in St. Louis, Missouri, know how to work together in a way designed to optimize client service. Communication and cooperation is the key to their ability to provide the personalized, effective and cost-efficient services their clients have come to expect.

We practice in the St. Louis metropolitan area, greater St. Charles area, Jefferson County, Madison and St. Clair Counties in Illinois, and the Lake of the Ozarks region of Missouri. Call or contact us day or night to schedule a consultation. We will respond promptly and provide you with skilled and experienced legal representation.

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At The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C. in St. Louis (Creve Coeur), Missouri, we are dedicated to offering clients in the St. Louis metropolitan area unparalleled legal advice and representation at competitive rates. Since our firm was founded in 1972, we have been representing clients who have matters involving:

Divorce and Family Law

We work with clients to determine whether the situation calls for a compassionate amicable resolution or an aggressive approach in matters such as divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support (maintenance), division of marital property and debt, post divorce modifications, post divorce enforcement (contempt) proceedings, paternity, adoption, and other related issues. We also help our clients make informed decisions about what they want to happen in the resolution of family law disputes through mediation, collaborative law and other areas of alternative dispute resolution.

For a top notch law firm without the inconvenience of downtown St. Louis or Clayton traffic, call The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C. We practice throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, including St. Louis County, St. Charles County, the City of St. Louis, Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Warren County, Franklin County, Madison County - Illinois, St. Clair County - Illinois, and Monroe County - Illinois.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Child Support
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• Custody & Visitation
• DUI/DWI
• Discrimination
• Divorce
• Family Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Medical Malpractice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Spousal Support (Maintenance)
• Division of Marital Property and Debt
• Post Divorce Modifications
• Post Divorce Enforcement (Contempt) Proceedings
• Paternity
• Collaborative Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Published Works

• Should Mediators Evaluate or Facilitate, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, September 14, 1998
• Regulating the Obscene, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, May 10, 1999

Representative Cases

• Flavin v. Cundiff, 83 S.W. 3d 18 (Mo. App. E.D. 2002)
• Franks v. Franks, 39 S.W. 3d 86 (Mo. App. E.D. 2001)
• St. Louis County v. B.A.P., Inc., 36 S.W. 3d 427 (Mo. App. E.D. 2001)
• Neimark v. Abowitz, 23 S.W. 3d 670 (Mo. App. E.D. 2000)
• St. Louis County v. B.A.P., Inc., 18 S.W. 3d 397, 28 Media L. Rep. 17 (Mo. App. E.D. 2000)
• Ross v. Ross, 999 S.W. 2d 751 (Mo. App. E.D. 1999)
• St. Louis County v. B.A.P., Inc., 14 S.W. 3d 596 (Mo.App. E.D. 1999)
• Holland v. State, 992 S.W. 2d 24 (Mo. App. E.D. 1999)
• Buford v. Ray, 950 S.W. 2d 666 (Mo. App. E.D. 1997)
• State v. Green, 916 S.W. 2d 308 (Mo. App. E.D. 1995)
• Hinshaw v. Farmers and Merchants Ins. Co., 912 S.W. 2d 70 (Mo. App. E.D. 1995)
• Mathes By and Through Mathes v. Nolan, 904 S.W. 2d 353 (Mo. App. E.D. 1995)
• Elder v. Metropolitan Property and Cas. Co., 851 S.W. 2d 557 (Mo. App. W.D. 1993)
• State v. Turpin, 664 S.W. 2d 547 (Mo. App. W.D. 1983)
• State v. Williamson, 657 S.W. 2d 311 (Mo. App. E.D. 1983)
• State v. Steffen, 647 S.W. 2d 146 (Mo. App. E.D. 1982)
• Hampton v. Thurmand, 619 S.W. 2d 310 (Mo. 1981)
• State v. Brown, 599 S.W. 2d 498 (Mo. 1980)
• Dae v. City of St. Louis, 596 S.W. 2d 454 (Mo. App. E.D. 1980)
• Ziebell v. McClure, 578 S.W. 2d 66 (Mo. App. E.D. 1979)
• White v. Gallion, 573 S.W. 2d 682 (Mo. App. 1978)
• State v. Johnson, 529 S.W. 2d 658 (Mo. App. 1975)
• Matter of Search Warrant fo Property at 3552 Gravois, 528 S.W. 2d 452 (Mo. App. 1975)
• State v. Stephens, 507 S.W. 2d 18 (Mo. 1974)
• State v. Boyd, 492 S.W. 2d 787 (Mo. 1973)
• State v. Ayers, 470 S.W. 2d 534 (Mo. 1971)
• Kelch v. Kelch, 462 S.W. 2d 161 (Mo. App. 1970)
• State v. Speed, 458 S.W. 2d 301 (Mo. 1970)
• Kelch v. Kelch, 450 S.W. 2d 202 (Mo. 1970)
• State ex rel. Gold v. Dunne, 421 S.W. 2d 268 (Mo. 1967)
• U.S. v. Lowe, 9 F. 3d 43 (8th Cir. Mo. 1993)
• Postscript Enterprises v. City of Bridgeton, 905 F. 2d 223 (8th Cir. Mo. 1990)
• Postscript Enterprises, Inc. v. Peach, 878 F. 2d 1114 (8th Cir. Mo. 1989)
• Shatz v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 873 F. 2d 1089 (8th Cir. 1989)
• Postscript Enterprises, Inc. v. Westfall, 771 F. 2d 1132 (8th Cir. Mo. 1985)
• U.S. v. Turpin, 707 F. 2d 332, 13 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 142 (8th Cir. Mo. 1983)
• U.S. v. Turpin, 698 F. 2d 351. (8th Cir. Mo. 1983)
• U.S. v. Harrison, 671 F. 2d 1159 (8th Cir. Mo 1982)
• Postscript Enterprises, Inc. v. Whaley, 658 F. 2d 1249 (8th Cir. Mo. 1981)
• U.S. v. Steffen, 641 F. 2d 591, 7 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1168 (8th Cir. Mo 1981)
• Caldwell v. Camp, 594 F. 2d 705 (8th Cir. Mo. 1979)
• U.S. v. Macklin, 573 F. 2d 1046, 3 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 334 (8th Cir. Mo. 1978)
• U.S. v. Hancock, 558 F. 2d 1300 (8th Cir. Mo. 1977)
• U.S. v. Cohen, 516 F. 2d 1358 (8th Cir. Mo. 1975)
• U.S. v. Cody, 438 F. 2d 287 (8th Cir. Mo. 1971)
• U.S. v. Wright, 428 F. 2d 445 (8th Cir. Mo. 1970)
• U.S. v. Valentine, 427 F. 2d 1344 (8th Cir. 1970)
• Postscript Enterprises v. City of Bridgeton, 699 F. Supp. 1393 (E.D. Mo. 1988)
• Wehner v. Syntex Corp., 107 F.R.D. 248, 23 ERC 1032 (E.D. Mo. 1985)
• Lewis v. City of St. Louis, 607 F. Supp. 614 (E.D. Mo. 1985)
• Wehner v. Syntex Agribusiness, Inc., 616 F. Supp. 27, 22 ERC 1732 (E.D. Mo. 1985)
• Wehner v. Syntex Corp., 618 F. Supp. 37, 22 ERC 1372 (E.D. Mo. 1984)
• Postscript Enterprises, Inc. v. Westfall, 596 F. Supp. 205 (E.D. Mo. 1984)
• Sun World Lines, Ltd. v. March Shipping Corp., 585 F. Supp. 580 (E.D. Mo. 1984)
• Wehner v. Syntex Corp., 622 F. Supp. 302, 22 ERC 1373 (E.D. Mo. 1983)
• Postscript Enterprises, Inc. v. Whaley, 499 F. Supp. 646 (E.D. Mo. 1980)
• Caldwell v. Camp, 455 F. Supp. 270 (E.D. Mo. 1978)
• Central Presbyterian Church v. Black Liberation Front, 303 F. Supp. 894 (E.D. Mo. 1969)
• Wilson v U.S., 298 F. Supp. 673 (E.D. Mo. 1969)
• U.S. v. Thomas, 299 F. Supp. 494 (E.D. Mo. 1968)

West Practice Categories

Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Nursing Home, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law