Marek Tokarz
of counsel
Marek specializes in handling criminal cases at every stage—from pre-trial proceedings before law enforcement agencies, through court proceedings (including appeals and cassation), to enforcement. He has been training in this field since his university days. He completed his legal apprenticeship under the mentorship of one of Poland’s leading criminal law experts, Prof. Dr. Hab. Jan Widacki, with whom he collaborated for eight years, gaining valuable experience. Marek has represented clients in some of the most high-profile criminal trials in recent years, cases that garnered significant media attention, including those of the most serious nature (e.g., murder, involvement in organized crime, causing fatal traffic accidents, and fraud). He also has experience in economic criminal cases. Primarily, he acts as a defense attorney in criminal proceedings but also serves as a representative for auxiliary prosecutors.
In 2018, Marek graduated with a law degree from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the Jagiellonian University. He defended his master’s thesis titled “The Limits of Civil Provocation in Criminal Law” under the supervision of one of the foremost authorities in criminal law, Supreme Court Judge Prof. Dr. Hab. Włodzimierz Wróbel. Additionally, he holds a bachelor’s degree in administration from the same faculty. During his studies, he participated in a Polish-American seminar at Indiana University in Bloomington (USA), where the focus was on comparative criminal law and the analysis of differences between the Polish and American legal systems.
Privately, Marek is a fan of good films, especially thrillers and crime movies. He is interested in social psychology, non-verbal communication, and the topic of deception.
Marek’s legal practice particularly involves:
- Acting as a defense attorney at every stage of proceedings, before law enforcement agencies (Prosecutor’s Office, Police, etc.), and before courts of all instances, including the Supreme Court.
- Representing victims and auxiliary prosecutors.
- Preparing appeals, cassation complaints, grievances, motions for retrial, clemency requests, and extraordinary complaints.
- Drafting notifications of suspected criminal offenses and private or subsidiary indictments.
- Providing emergency defense in urgent cases such as arrest, temporary detention, or searches.
- Defending during enforcement proceedings, which may include preparing motions for electronic monitoring, conditional early release, postponement of sentence execution, or sentence interruption, installment payment of fines, or recognition of penal measures as fulfilled (e.g., lifting driving bans).
- Seeking compensation and redress for wrongful conviction, temporary detention, or arrest.
- Meeting with suspects, defendants, and convicts in prisons and detention centers.
- Defending in misdemeanor cases.
- Offering consultations and advice on criminal law (including for families of individuals involved in criminal proceedings).