About
Owned and managed by David Martin, the firm strives to provide the highest quality business law services available anywhere. Mr. Martin holds active law licenses in Georgia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. He also admitted to the bars of Colorado, Texas, and the District of Columbia. To maintain and enhance his effectiveness as a legal advisor, Mr. Martin believes in continuous education in the law, as well as in other disciplines such as economics, finance, and business administration.
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, New York, New York (LL.M. taxation).
University of Puerto Rico Law School, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude). Assistant Editor, U.P.R. Law Review. (Highest score Puerto Rico bar exam administered in Spanish, 401 examinees, 43.5% pass rate).
Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. (B.A., cum laude). (Winner of Corbin Prize for original English essay).
Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn. (Preparatory school diploma, dean’s list).
BAR ADMISSIONS
State: Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Texas, District of Columbia (inactive) and Colorado (inactive).
Federal: United States Supreme Court; United States Tax Court; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Middle District of Florida; Northern District of Georgia and Middle District of Georgia.
MEMBERSHIPS AND APPOINTMENTS
International Fiscal Association.
American Finance Association.
American Arbitration Association, member of National Roster of Neutrals for commercial panel.
President of Amherst College Alumni Association of Georgia, February 1992 to May 1997, Treasurer, 1999 to 2004, arranging receptions and other alumni social gatherings, interviewing prospective students, and serving as principal contact for college officials and over 250 alumni throughout Georgia concerning college affairs.
Vice chairman of Southern Center for International Studies Young Professionals Division, Atlanta, Georgia, June 1995 to March 1997, working with chair to advance young professional agenda consistent with the internationally renowned center for scholarship on international affairs.
Chairman of Legal Task Force of the Latin American Association of Atlanta, January 1995 to March 1997, acting as principal legal contact to this United Way agency and working with volunteer attorneys in sponsoring community education programs, advocacy, and legal clinics for Georgia’s Hispanic community.
Member of Board of Trustees Georgia Council for International Visitors, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1996 to December 1997, serving to promote relationships with international visitors of demonstrated promise.
Director of The Spain Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, Inc., August 1994 to February 1996, working with board to execute chamber’s agenda of promoting bilateral trade and investment between Georgia and Spain.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Television guest (in Spanish) on WPBA Channel 30, Atlanta Public Television, regarding legal entity selection for businesses, January 7, 2007.
Television guest (in Spanish) on WPBA Channel 30, Atlanta Public Television, regarding income tax law, October 20, 2002.
Television guest (in Spanish) on WPBA Channel 30, Atlanta Public Television, on the judicial system, September 1, 2002.
Television guest (in Spanish) on WPBA Channel 30, Atlanta Public Television regarding contract law, November 7, 2001. Speaker (in Spanish) on a regular basis for the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on legal aspects of starting your own business from 1997 to 2005.
Speaker on radio talk show concerning the business and legal environment for U.S. foreign investment in Mexico, Chile and Argentina, October 1, 1996, by Frank Baia of GLOBALSpeak, WQXI 790 AM, Atlanta, Georgia.
Speaker on the sale and protection of software in Argentina, December 14, 1994 conference sponsored by Hi-Tech Roundtable of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.
Speaker on income tax issues concerning U.S. aliens, sponsored by the Latin American Association, Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 1996.
Speaker on the financial services sector in Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement, June 6, 1994 conference sponsored by Delloitte & Touche and Kilpatrick & Cody entitled “Mexico - The Gateway to Latin America.”
OTHER:
Obtained: IRS Private Letter Ruling 123031-07.
Reported case: Langley v. National Labor Group, Inc., 262 Ga. App. 749, 586 S.E.2d 418 (2003).
Representative clients: GMC Group, Inc.; Hispano Caribe Distributors, LLC; MS Renovation, LLC.; Regal Lager, Inc.