Marialle A. Bell

Attorney at Law

The Law Office of Marialle A. Bell, LLC

Marialle A. Bell is the founding attorney of The Law Office of Marialle A. Bell, LLC. Her practice focuses on small business general counsel, small business litigation, and cannabis law & policy.

Ms. Bell obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law. On the West Coast, Ms. Bell worked for several years as in-house litigation counsel for two Fortune 500 insurance companies. However, Ms. Bell began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Orlando, Florida. As a criminal defense attorney, Ms. Bell represented hundreds of people accused of cannabis-related offenses, and she witnessed the serious impacts of those convictions.

Now, Ms. Bell uses her legal training and experience to educate and empower entrepreneurs to develop small cannabis businesses in legal markets. Ms. Bell is an adjunct instructor at Saint Louis University teaching "Cannabis Law & Entrepreneurship." She currently serves as a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association's Board of Directors, she is the Chair of the International Cannabis Bar Association’s Ethics Committee, and she is the Chair of the Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis’ Cannabis Law Committee. 

Ms. Bell is licensed to practice law in Missouri, California, Washington State and Florida.