Marquis Tapplin

Marquis Tapplin is an associate in the firm’s Finance practice group, where he helps lenders and borrowers achieve their goals through various middle-market financing transactions. He also assists with drafting and negotiating complex financial documents in connection with financing transactions. Marquis is an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where he teaches Transactions and Settlements. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee for the Paralegal Program at North Hennepin Community College.

Before the combination with Taft, Marquis was a 2019 summer associate at Briggs and Morgan. He earned his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in May 2020, where he graduated summa cum laude.

During law school, Marquis was a research assistant at the Mitchell Hamline Public Health Law Center researching tobacco policy and law. He was also a member of the 2019 National Health Law moot court team. Additionally, Marquis was the Managing Editor of the Mitchell Hamline Journal of Public Policy and Practice, and an extern for the honorable Franklin Noel at the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Presenter, Millennial Lawyer 101: How to Educate, Train, and Collaborate with our New Colleagues, MSBA (November 2018)