Timothy P. Martin

Location Wheaton, IL, United States

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About me

Practice areas Dupage County Criminal Defense Lawyers, Dupage County DUI Defense Attorneys, Dupage County Traffic
Memberships DuPage County Criminal Bar Association, DuPage County Sherrif's Office, Illinois Sheriff's Association Springfield, IllinoisIllinois Sherrif's Association Annual Meeting, DuPage County Sherrif's Office Conference Meeting, Dupage State's Attorneys Office
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More about me Timothy P. Martin, a partner at Martin & Kent, L.L.C., has been practicing law ever since he graduated from the John Marshall Law School with his Juris Doctorate. While in law school, he served as the associate editor of the John Marshall Law Review, and his work even led to a nationally published article. Since then, he has devoted his professional career to the field of criminal law. He was initially hired as a prosecutor by Attorney General and former DuPage State's Attorney Jim Ryan.

In this capacity, he prosecuted more than 2,500 misdemeanor cases and successfully conducted more than 900 bench and jury trials. He also prosecuted more than 500 felony cases that ranged from aggravated battery to murder. Mr. Martin regularly served on the Felony Review/Screening Team for police officers and was even responsible for training newly appointed State Attorneys. He also authored the Prosecutors DUI manual, earning him a great deal of recognition within the legal community.

After retiring as a prosecutor, Mr. Martin went into private practice on the other side of the courtroom, taking up a career as a criminal defense lawyer. In this capacity, he has successfully defended more than 10,000 clients against criminal charges - ranging from driving under the influence (DUI) to murder. In fact, he has never lost a murder case as either a prosecutor or a defense attorney. People from all walks of life have turned to him for help, including politicians, police officers and courtroom personnel.

If you are in need of a skilled criminal defense attorney in DuPage County or any surrounding area, you too can turn to Timothy P. Martin for the dedicated legal advocacy that you deserve. With nearly two decades of experience in the field of criminal law, he understands what it takes to win a difficult case. He has been elected as the President of the DuPage County Criminal Defense Bar Association and even served as a Director of the entire Bar Association of DuPage County. Call now to learn more!

In the Media

Tim Martin has had wide media recognition of the past several years including:

The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Sun Times
The Daily Herald
ABC News channel 7 Chicago
NBC News channel 5 Chicago
CBS News channel 2 Chicago
Fox News channel 3 Chicago
WGN News channel 9 Chicago
WBBM Radio
WEBIO Radio
Mike North Sports Radio Show

Mr. Martin is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. He has served on the campaign committee staff in both campaigns for Attorney General Jim Ryan in 1994 and 1998. Mr. Martin has also served in local and statewide politics.

He was recently published in the DuPage County Bar Association Journal, authoring an article that advocating the halt of Excited Utterance Statements of trial evidence following the U.S. Supreme Court case of Crawford v. Washington. More recently, the Governor has appointed him to the position of Commissioner on the Illinois Racing Board where he regularly adjudicates appeals brought to the board by various litigants.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
Criminal Law

BAR ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court

PUBLISHED WORKS
John Marshall Law Review: Brock v. State
Author, advocating the halt of Excited Utterance Statements of trial evidence following the U.S. Supreme Court case of Crawford v. Washington, DuPage County Bar Association
Author, Prosecutors DUI manual

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
Attorney General and former DuPage State's Attorney Jim Ryan, Prosecutor

Contact:
Martin & Kent, L.L.C.
610 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 200
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 474-8000
Fax: 630-480-0692
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.martinandkent.com/About-Us/Timothy-P-Martin.shtm...

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