Born in 1961 in Cleveland Ohio, Mitchell C. Marczewski moved to southeastern Ohio in 1983 where he was a businessman for 19 years prior to practicing law.  He operated a small business during the day while going to college at night to earn a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Ohio University summa cum laude in 1994.  Then he enrolled in the night program at Capital University Law School in Columbus and earned a Juris Doctor in 1999. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and all state courts in Ohio. He has appeared more than fifteen (15) times as a regular contributor on the WHIZ-TV Sidebar legal series where he  presented legal information on a wide range of topics including bankruptcy, consumer law and debtor's rights. Prior to limiting his practice to bankruptcy and debtor's rights, he represented criminal defendants in bench and jury trials (misdemeanor and felony) in Muskingum and Perry counties and argued several cases before the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals. Attorney Marczewski has filed more that 1,100 bankruptcy cases for individuals, small businesses and corporations, and defended debtors in foreclosure and creditor lawsuits. He and his wife, Sharon, have been married since 1984 and reside with their four (4) children in Muskingum County, Ohio.