Biography
Marlon Weiss is a commercial litigator and board-certified appellate lawyer with experience counseling government and private clients in all stages of litigation, including agency enforcement litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Marlon represents clients in a range of complex matters involving compliance, shareholder relationships and corporate disputes.
Marlon has personally argued 35 appeals in state and federal court. He was twice appointed to the Florida Bar’s Appellate Rules Committee and is a previous member of Grievance Committee “17D.”
Background
Marlon joined Armstrong Teasdale from Waldman Barnett in 2022. Prior to that, he served as a judicial law clerk to two federal judges of the Southern District of Florida.
Marlon’s public service also includes five years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Office of the Florida Attorney General in Miami, where he authored more than 100 briefs in direct appeals and writ proceedings of all types.
Marlon’s appellate practice has resulted in a substantial number of published opinions on topics ranging from evidentiary admissibility and burdens of proof to federal jurisdiction and constitutional rights. He is equally comfortable in trial court and has co-chaired multiple trials to verdict.
Marlon began his career at well-regarded commercial litigation boutiques in South Florida.
Education
- Emory University School of Law (J.D., honors, 2007)
- University College London, University of London (M.A., 2003)
- Legal and Political Theory
- University of Michigan (B.A., 2002)
Admissions
Professional Activities
- Florida Bar (Appellate Rules Committee, 2018-2021; Grievance Committee “17D,” 2015-2018)
- Emory University School of Law, Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program (Adjunct Faculty, 2017-present)
Charitable and Civic Involvement
- Broward County Consumer Protection Board (2018)
Languages
- Spanish
