Burt Martin, Sr. is the senior partner of the firm, and has been in that role for
over 30 years. Burt practices primarily in the areas of Medical Malpractice,
Insurance Litigation, Products Liability and Construction Litigation.
Burt has over 40 years experience in insurance defense litigation, having
tried over 500 cases in his career. He has extensive experience in all areas of
personal injury and professional negligence matters, as well as
insurance coverage cases.
Burt is a graduate of Villanova University School of Law in 1958, where he was a member of the Law Review, finishing second in his class. Burt began his career with the firm immediately thereafter, and was admitted to the Bar of the State of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of
Appeals, Third Circuit in 1960. He was admitted to the Bar of the United
States Supreme Court in 1976.
Burt holds the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, Peer Review
Rating "AV". This rating indicates that Burt has been rated very high to
preeminent by his peers for performance, and given the General Ethics
Standard rating of very high.
Burt has been recognized for his achievements as a litigator. He is listed in
the Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys. He has been listed in "The Best
Lawyers in America" since 1983. Burt was also selected to be a Fellow in the
prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1982 and
1983), whose members consist of less than 1% of trial lawyers through the
country. He has received the Honorable Peter J. Devine award by the
Camden County Bar Association for lifetime achievement. He received the
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Award For Distinguished Service To The Cause
Of Justice in 1987. Burt has been a Lecturer at seminars on trial advocacy,
and has participated in vignettes on medical malpractice, personal injury, and
wrongful death actions for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Education,
required training for New Jersey licensed attorneys. He has also lectured at
the Annual Meetings for the Camden County and the New Jersey State Bar
Association.
In 2004, South Jersey Magazine named him one of 39 "Awesome Attorneys" in South Jersey. Three years later, Burt was named as one of the "New York Areas Best Attorneys" by New York Monthly Magazine. The 2009 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine has him listed as an "Outstanding Lawyer" from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Burt is a member Camden County, New Jersey State and American Bar
Associations. He also is a member of the the International Association
of Defense Counsel, the New Jersey Defense Association, the American
Board of Trial Advocates and American College of Trial Lawyers.
Burt is a lifetime member of the Board of Consultors of Villanova University
School of Law.
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