Guss Markwell

A Bit About Me

Originally from St. Louis Missouri, I grew up in a strong Midwest and moral family who taught me right from wrong and to stand up for my rights and the rights of others.  In these tough economic times, you need an advocate on your side.  Why do I practice law?  Often, people are facing seemingly insurmountable opposition with little or no ability to overcome great odds.  It is my position that we should all be fighting for those who find themselves alone, afraid, and at times unpopular.  I subscribe to the notion that a society should be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable members.  I represent, and I fight for, those people. “There is light at the end of that tunnel, don’t stop.”

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy / Debtors Rights
• Family Law
• Criminal Defense
• Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 2009
• Washington, 1999 (Inactive at this time)
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington

Education

• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina

  • J.D. – 1999

• Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

  • Masters of Science – 1994

• Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

  • B.S. – 1993

Honors and Awards

• 2009 Snohomish County Clerk’s Award, 2009
• 2024 Thompson Reuters Super Lawyer Award

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Criminal Defense, Member, 2004 – 2010
• Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2003 – 2010
• St. Charles County Bar Association, Member

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