Carlos Martinez
Shareholder
Practice Area:
Employment Litigation
General Liability Litigation
Workers' Compensation
Education:
University of California, Berkeley, J. D., 1972
Admitted:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 10th Circuits
United States District Court, New Mexico
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
United States Court of Military Appeals
Member:
State Bar of New Mexico
Texas State Bar Association
American Bar Association Sections on Insurance, Negligence, Compensation and Litigation
Albuquerque Bar Association
N.M. Defense Attorneys Association
Hispanic Bar Association
U.S. Court of International Trade
Background:
Mr. Martinez served in the United States Army on active duty for four years in the Judge Advocate General's Corp. where he practiced as a defense attorney, prosecuting attorney, and legal assistance attorney. He now limits his practice primarily to workers' compensation litigation and trials, although he also handles clergy abuse defense cases, personal injuries and trucking cases. Mr. Martinez has tried over 100 cases in both his military and civilian career. He was listed in Southwest Super Lawyers in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. He has been listed in "Best Lawyers in America" for ten consecutive years.
Mr. Martinez has served as an instructor at the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions College, teaching evidence and trial practice to workers' compensation judges and administrators throughout the United States.
He was also named President of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Albuquerque and the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Association. He is Vice President of Scoutreach for Great Southwest Council Boy Scouts of America, member of the Ranch Committee of Philmont Scout Ranch, member of Multicultural Marketing Task Force of Boy Scouts of America and an Eagle Scout. Carlos is a frequent lecturer at seminars in the field of Workers' Compensation and occupational disease disability topics.
Publications:
N.M. Workers' Compensation Manual, Butterworth and Company, 1993
Independent Contractor Status: State by State Legal Guide (New Mexico), Wylie Law Publications, 1993.
"A Guide to The Fair Credit Reporting Act", The Practical Lawyer, December, 1972
"Insurance: Discovery and Evidence", The Insurance Journal, September, 1971.
