Background
Martzell, John R. was born on February 9, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Victor and Catherine (Cloverlee) Martzell.
Martzell, John R. was born on February 9, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Victor and Catherine (Cloverlee) Martzell.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1958. Juris Doctor, 1961); Loyola University. Member, Editorial Board, Notre Dame Law Review, 1961.
Worked at Martzell & Bickford (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Admiralty, Commercial, General Negligence and Oil and Gas Litigation. Estate Planning, Employment Law, Family Law, General Business, Professional Licensing, Professional Malpractice.
Admitted to the bar, 1962, Louisiana.
1969, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Editorial Board, Notre Dame Law Review, 1961.
Author: "Civil and Criminal Liabilities for Misuse of Credit Cards," Credit World, 1961. Clerk to: Honorary J. Skelly Wright, United States.
District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1961-1962.
Honorary Frank B. Ellis, United States. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1962-1963. Executive Director, Louisiana Commission on Human Relations, Rights and Responsibilities, 1966-1968.
Special Counsel to Governor of Louisiana, 1968-1972.
Special Counsel to New Orlean"s City Counsel, Sales Tax Investigation, 1987-1988. Member: Louisiana State (Member: Special Committee on Insurance, 1967-1968.
1971. Public Relations Committee, 1976-1977.
Law Reform Committee, 1981. Chairman, Committee on Automobile Reparations, 1978), Federal and American (Member, Committee on Academic Freedom, Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities, 1968-1969) Bar Associations.
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Legislative Chairman, 1968. Secretary-Treasurer, 1968-1970.
Vice President, 1971-1972.
President, 1972-1973). Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Gulf Coast Representative), Admiralty and Maritime Section, 1967-1968.
Louisiana Legislative Key Manitoba, 1970.
Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1984. Chairman, Department of National State and Public Affairs, 1982-1983).
Maritime Law Association of the United States. American College of Trial Lawyers.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Martzell & Bickford is an AV rated general litigation firm with offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and associated counsel in Washington, District of Columbia and Houston, Texas. The firm enjoys a successful personal injury, commercial, and criminal defense practice in state and federal courts on both the trial and appellate levels, including significant experience in the litigation of class actions.
Member American Bar Association (commission on academic freedom, commission on complex business crimes), ATLA (member admiralty section, Louisiana Key Man on Legis.ation, speaker on basic advocacy programs, department chairman public affairs 1982-1984), Louisiana Bar Association (com.on insurance, chairman public relations committee, chairman automobile reparations reform committee 1978, law reform committee 1980, chairman subcommittee on revision of discilplinary procs. of commission on professional responsibility 1988), Louisiana Trial lawyers Association (secretary-treasurer 1968-1969, 70-71, chairman legislation committee 1968-1970, vice president 1971-1972, president 1972-1973, Board of Governors), National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, La.Assn. Criminal Defense Lawyers, American College Trial Lawyers.