Judge Martin is a highly respected ADR veteran whose intelligence and personable approach to mediation and arbitration enables him to resolve the most challenging employment disputes. As a judge, attorney, arbitrator, mediator, and expert witness, he has extensive experience handling employment matters involving age and race discrimination, wage and hour, Title VII, ADA, and sexual harassment.
In addition to Judge Martin’s experience in employment matters, he has handled more than 3,000 cases involving commercial disputes, shareholder suits, construction defects, environmental liability, intellectual property, insurance coverage, real property and eminent domain, oil and gas, anti-trust, securities fraud, accounting and legal professional liability, injury cases involving medical provider, products liability, air crash, vehicular collision, and premises liability disputes. Representative Matters
Arbitrated several employee disputes involving claims of discrimination based on gender/disparate treatment related to either wage, promotion, or termination of employment Arbitrated several non-subscriber employee injury claims Mediated dozens of sexual harassment suits involving small, medium, and large employers Mediated dozens of Title VII and ADA disputes involving Fortune 500 employers Mediated national class action suit alleging race discrimination with a related wage and hour class dispute Mediated several class action suits alleging age discrimination following reductions in force by large government contractors Presided at fairness hearing to evaluate employee discipline/termination following alleged work rule violations
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
Member: State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation Faculty: Judicial College, State of Texas and various State Bar of Texas Professional Development Programs Chairman, Dallas County Juvenile Board; Youth Services Advisory Board Presiding Judge, Dallas County Conference of District Judges
Background and Education
District Judge, 192nd Judicial District of Texas, Dallas Private practice specializing in institutional and insurance defense J.D. and B.B.A., Southern Methodist University