Commercial Litigation

Martin is a recognized leader in the field of commercial litigation.  His practice includes bond failures, intra-corporate disputes, contract disputes among corporate entities, and eminent domain proceedings.  Bond failures – whether resulting from a default on internal revenue bonds (IRBs) in the construction context or from the failure of a surety in the probate arena – create the potential for significant losses.  Martin applies his knowledge in these areas to enforce the legal rights of all parties to be paid.  He also assists corporate clients with the legal issues that surface when internal or external disputes arise.  In addition, Martin has enjoyed success in assisting commercial landowners to obtain just compensation for real property taken by eminent domain.  He has also represented condemning authorities – such as pipeline companies – in condemnation proceedings.  

Adoption

Martin is known, both nationally and internationally, as a preeminent adoption attorney.  He frequently represents either adoptive parents or birth mothers who are seeking a loving, stable home for children through the permanency of adoption.  Martin has vast experience in independent and private adoptions, including offering services that match prospective adoptive parents with birth mothers during pregnancy.  He is intimately familiar with the requirements of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC), the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and the issues that arise in contested adoptions.  In addition, Martin understands the unique legal challenges that surrogacy agreements and artificial reproductive technologies create.  His clients include adoptive couples from across the nation and around the globe.