David Oscar Markus

David was mentored by Alan Dershowitz while in law school (See above for a picture of them together at Harvard). After graduating from Harvard, David served as law clerk to the Honorable Edward B. Davis, then-Chief United States District Judge, Southern District of Florida. Following his clerkship, David worked as an associate at the leading criminal defense firm in the country, Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., and then practiced as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Miami. He runs the well-known Southern District of Florida blog. He also hosts a successful podcast, For the Defense. He now focuses on high-stakes criminal litigation for both white collar and traditional criminal matters.