Areas of Practice
Business Litigation
Construction Defect
Personal Injury
Medical Marijuana Licensure
Bar Admissions
Missouri, 2009
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2010
Education
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D. – 2009
Law Review: Missouri Law Review, Lead Articles Editor, 2007 – 2009
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) – 2006
Dual Major: Economics and International Business
Honors & Awards
Bundled Discounts, 73 Mo. L. Rev. 907, 73, 2008
Representative Cases: Schilb v. Duke Manufacturing Co., 338 S.W.3d 392 (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District 2011)
Community Involvement
Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Jefferson City Rotaract Club
About Blake
Blake Markus practices in several areas of law including Business Litigation, Construction Defect and Personal Injury. Blake’s practice has spanned from representing national window and door industry clients to aiding local clients in personal injury matters, business issues, and real estate disputes. He has also been published for research on complex Antitrust Law issues. Blake helps local businesses and corporate entities with formation of LLCs, operating agreement and contract analysis, non-compete litigation, and litigating disputes between members or with third parties.
Blake lives in downtown Jefferson City and is active in service and community organizations. He is a member of the Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission, a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and a former board member of the Jefferson City Rotaract Club. Blake has lived in Missouri and West Virginia most of his life.
Recognizing the amazing results he has obtained for his clients, Blake received the Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly Up & Coming Lawyer Award in 2014 and an award from Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly for the second largest settlement in Missouri in 2017 for a truck collision case.
