Joseph W Martini

Practice Areas

White Collar Criminal Defense

Internal Investigations

Complex Civil Litigation

Appeals, criminal and civil matters

Career

Mr. Martini joined Spears Manning after over thirty years of practice, including eleven years at one of Connecticut’s most venerable law firms, where he chaired the white collar defense, investigations and corporate compliance group. A veteran trial lawyer, Mr. Martini has tried more than 20 criminal and commercial cases in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels, and has handled over 20 federal and state appeals.

Mr. Martini was a litigation associate at White & Case LLP, and from 1989 to 1998 served as an Assistant United States Attorney.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Connecticut Bar Association, James W. Cooper Fellow

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Federal Bar Council

Criminal Justice Act Panel, District of Connecticut

Served: Editor-in-Chief, American Bar Association, Section on Litigation, Committee on Criminal Litigation Newsletter; CJA Panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Personal

In addition to his listing in Chambers USA in the category of Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, Mr. Martini also has been chosen by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the category of White Collar Criminal Defense. He has also received an AV® Preeminent™ peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and Benchmark Litigation has recognized him as a “Litigation Star” in the area of White Collar Crime. Mr. Martini has also been recognized by Super Lawyers as a top rated attorney in the area of White Collar Crime.