Mount Pleasant, MI

John T. Eads III

John T. Eads III is an accomplished trial attorney with over 35 years of experience. As Co-Chair of the Trucking and Transportation Practice Groups at Marko Law, he specializes in defending complex cases involving catastrophic accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, and general liability disputes. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has received numerous awards including Best Lawyers in America® and Michigan Super Lawyers®.

Joseph T. Barberi

Joseph T. Barberi was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University (CMU), located in Mt. Pleasant. While at CMU, he was a member of CMU’s Debate Team and won numerous awards for his forensic speaking ability. Mr. Barberi was also a broadcaster for the CMU sports network, doing play-by-plays for CMU’s football and basketball teams. After honorably serving in the United States Navy, he attended Detroit College of Law, graduating 5th in his class out of 241 with a Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude in 1974. While attending Detroit College of Law (DCL), he represented DCL as a member of their National Moot Court Team. Mr. Barberi is currently a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to Eastern and Western Districts of the U.S. District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Barberi was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to serve on the Supreme Court Committee to revise Michigan’s Rules of Criminal Procedure. He is a member of the Isabella County Bar Association (past president), the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ), the American Association of Justice (AAJ) and served as president of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Association of Michigan (PAAM) in 1984-1985. Mr. Barberi has served as a guest lecturer numerous times on the subject of trial tactics for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Association of Michigan and for the Michigan Trial Lawyers’ Association.

Jonathan R. Marko

Jonathan Marko is the founding attorney of Marko Law, a Detroit-based firm. He specializes in personal injury, civil rights, employment, whistleblower, and catastrophic injury litigation. He has achieved record-breaking results, including Michigan’s largest premises liability verdict ($76.7 million). He is recognized as a Super Lawyer (2012-2024), a Leader in the Law (2025), and a Trailblazer in employment and plaintiff law by the National Law Journal. He is also a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.

Gasper Stare

Gasper Stare is an ambitious trial attorney at Marko Law. He has diverse experience as a criminal defense attorney and in civil litigation defense, focusing on civil rights, medical negligence, construction, and transportation matters. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Saginaw Valley State University and earned his law degree from Indiana University School of Law with distinction. He has been recognized as a SuperLawyers Rising Star and received the Client’s Choice Award by AVVO.

Tyler Joseph

Tyler Joseph is an attorney at Marko Law, specializing in personal injury and civil rights cases. He attended Michigan State University’s Honors College and Wayne State University Law School as a Dean’s Scholar. He has extensive experience litigating cases involving civil assault and battery, police brutality, auto accidents, and employment discrimination. He is admitted to practice law in Michigan and Illinois, and in several federal districts.

Nichole Omilion

Nichole Omilion is an attorney at Marko Law, focusing on civil rights, employment law, personal injury, and medical malpractice. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a minor in Political Science from Wayne State University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2022. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a foster care caseworker. She is an active member of several legal associations and a graduate of the MAJ Leadership Academy.

David R. Barberi

I knew from a young age that I wanted to practice law. Through the work of my father, I witnessed firsthand the impact and ability that quality legal representation had on helping people through difficult times in their lives. I focused my undergraduate studies on learning how best to communicate with people in the courtroom and in life, obtaining my bachelor of science in communications, focusing on persuasive communication. After graduating from Central Michigan, I went out west and received my Juris Doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. I returned to my hometown to join the family firm in 2013 and focused my practice on criminal defense. Handling various matters and representing both retained and indigent clients. I used that experience to segway into a contested campaign to hold the office of the Prosecuting Attorney in 2018. I served as the elected prosecuting attorney of Isabella County for two terms. I decided to rejoin the family firm in 2025 to continue to learn new practice areas and take advantage of the opportunity to work alongside my father. I gained invaluable insights into the criminal justice system and managerial experience in running an office with a sixteen-person staff. During my term, we overcame the adversity of a pandemic and then, two years later, an asbestos-related building evacuation. Through it all, we continued to meet the needs of our constituents. I tried numerous cases ranging from sexual assaults, animal abuse cases, and drug delivery cases to murder cases and again gained invaluable courtroom experience. I live in Mount Pleasant with my wife, Taren, and our four children, ages ten and under. When I’m not busy at work, I enjoy spending time with my family, fishing, hunting, and being outside exercising, playing golf, or coaching youth sports. I love being in the courtroom and practicing law, helping people achieve the best possible outcome during their worst possible live event.