John Martel
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This article is about John Martel the attorney. For the pirate captain, see John Martel (pirate)
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John Martel is an American
lawyer and novelist.
A former Air Force pilot, Martel graduated with a law degree from Boalt Hall, the law school of the University of California, Berkeley
. He joined the San Francisco firm of Farella Braun & Martel in 1964. He has tried over a hundred trial
s, losing just four, and consulted for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office on both the O.J. Simpson and Menendez
trials. He successfully represented Robert Mondavi in the landmark case of Mondavi vs. Mondavi. He obtained the then-highest verdict in Virginia history in V.I.P. vs. SCM Corporation and successfully defended the Hearst Corporation in a three month federal jury case, Pacific Sun vs. The Chronicle, the Examiner, et al. He is a former Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been frequently listed in Best Lawyers of American and Super Lawyer magazine. He entered the world of fiction
in 1988 with the courtroom thriller Partners and followed that in 1995 with Conflicts of Interest. All of his novels, including The Alternate and Billy Strobe have been either regional or New York Times bestsellers. A former college athlete, Martel won the 100 meter hurdles in the U.S. National Masters Track and Field Championships in 1997, running the fastest time in the world for his age group.
John Martel (pirate)
John Martel, sometimes called James Martel, was a Jamaican pirate captain.Martel is believed to have been a privateer during the War of the Spanish Succession. After the war, like many other privateers, he turned to piracy...
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John Martel is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer and novelist.
A former Air Force pilot, Martel graduated with a law degree from Boalt Hall, the law school of the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He joined the San Francisco firm of Farella Braun & Martel in 1964. He has tried over a hundred trial
Trial
A trial is, in the most general sense, a test, usually a test to see whether something does or does not meet a given standard.It may refer to:*Trial , the presentation of information in a formal setting, usually a court...
s, losing just four, and consulted for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office on both the O.J. Simpson and Menendez
Lyle and Erik Menendez
Joseph Lyle Menendez and Erik Galen Menendez are brothers who are known for their conviction in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989 of their wealthy parents, entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Mary "Kitty" Menendez , residents of Beverly Hills, California...
trials. He successfully represented Robert Mondavi in the landmark case of Mondavi vs. Mondavi. He obtained the then-highest verdict in Virginia history in V.I.P. vs. SCM Corporation and successfully defended the Hearst Corporation in a three month federal jury case, Pacific Sun vs. The Chronicle, the Examiner, et al. He is a former Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been frequently listed in Best Lawyers of American and Super Lawyer magazine. He entered the world of fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
in 1988 with the courtroom thriller Partners and followed that in 1995 with Conflicts of Interest. All of his novels, including The Alternate and Billy Strobe have been either regional or New York Times bestsellers. A former college athlete, Martel won the 100 meter hurdles in the U.S. National Masters Track and Field Championships in 1997, running the fastest time in the world for his age group.