JAMES MATTHEW VENABLE MARTIN

Attorney at Law
133 East King Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
919.732-6112 [Voice] ï 919.732.6392 [Fax]

BAR ADMISSIONS

Member of North Carolina State BarMember of the Middle District of North Carolina Bar
Member of the Eastern District of North Carolina Bar
Member of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

May, 1990 to Present:
Martin & Martin, P.A. 133 East King Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
January, 1989 to May, 1990:
Partner
Stanback, Stanback & Martin, P.A. 102 North Churton Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
October,1987 to January 1989:
Associate
Stanback & Stanback, Attorneys 122-A Churton Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 August, 1985 to August, 1987:
Judicial Law Clerk
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Clerk to the Honorable Richard C. Erwin

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Board Certified Specialist in Federal and State Criminal Law and Criminal Appellate Practice by the North Carolina State Bar

LEGAL EDUCATION

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Juris Doctorate 1985 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A. with Honors in History 1982

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The North Carolina Bar Association (Council Member - Criminal Justice Section, Chair 1993- 1995); The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers The American Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section, Federal Sentencing Guidelines Committee 1990-present) The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers The Daniel H. Pollitt Criminal Defense Bar (NACDL affiliate organization)

HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Supreme Court Historical Society The North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society Hillsborough Historical Society

HONORS

Appointed by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. to the Historic Hillsborough Commission (1994-present) Appointed by the Supreme Court of the United States to brief and argue the case for the indigent petitioner in Wade v. United States, U.S. 112 S.Ct. 1840, 118 L.Ed.2d 524 (1992)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Member, Board of Directors, The Bridge, an Independent Living Home for Young Women (1993-1995)

Member, Board of Directors, North State Legal Services, Inc. (1994-present) Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 822, Boy Scouts of America (1987-1990)

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