Background
Martin, Royal Bernard was born on July 3, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Royal Bernard and Margaret Mary (Hennelley) Martin.
Martin, Royal Bernard was born on July 3, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Royal Bernard and Margaret Mary (Hennelley) Martin.
University of San Francisco (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). University of Washington (Juris Doctor, 1970). Phi Alpha Delta.
Worked at Martin, Brown & Sullivan, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Federal and State Taxation, Federal and State Trial and Appellate Practice, both Civil and Criminal. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Washington, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, United States.
District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. 1972, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1976, United States. Tax Court. 1977, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits. Phi Alpha Delta. Contributing Author, Chicago-Kent Law Review, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1977.
Recipient, Special Commendation for Outstanding Service, Department of Justice, 1974. Author: "Trial of the Criminal Tax Fraud Case," 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985.
Lecturer in Tax Fraud, Whiteside County Bar Association, 1981.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1970-1975. Associate, Harris, Burman and Silets, 1975-1979.
Partner, Silets & Martin, Limited., 1979-1992.
Chairman, Illinois State Appellate Defender Commission, 1977-1983. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Washington State, Federal (Member: Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure, 1977.
Committee on Federal Taxation, 1977), American (Chairman, Midwest Region, White Collar Crime Committee of the Criminal Justice Section) and Seventh Circuit (General Chair, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee) Bar Associations. Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Martin, Brown & Sullivan, Limited. was founded in 1992 by six attorneys formerly with the firm of Silets and Martin, Limited. The firm practices with an emphasis in business litigation and advice, federal and state civil and criminal tax administrative practice and litigation, white-collar criminal defense, state and federal government disputes, commercial litigation, administrative law, commodity disputes and litigation, employment law, federal and state tax advice and estate planning.
The firm provides general legal advice to individuals, partnerships, estates and corporations of all sizes.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Washington State, Federal (Member: Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure, 1977. Committee on Federal Taxation, 1977), American (Chairman, Midwest Region, White Collar Crime Committee of the Criminal Justice Section) and Seventh Circuit (General Chair, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee) Bar Associations. Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Married Mary Lynn Lucas, December 21, 1968. Children: Maureen, Julie, Kate.