ELIZABETH G.

MARTIN
471 Oriole Street
Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215) 806-7006
E-mail: marelizabe@aol.com

BAR ADMISSIONS Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1983

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1984
Supreme Court of the United States, 2002
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2004
EXPERIENCE THE HONORABLE JAMES J. FITZGERALD, III, SUPREME COUR
T OF PENNSYLVANIA
Part-time Law Clerk, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
November 2006 April, 2007 (before J
udge Fitzgeralds appointment to the Supreme Court)
Researched legal issues and drafted opinions in cases involving the Post Con
viction Hearing Act (PCRA).
Drafted court orders in procedural motions and performed other duties as ass
igned.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEAL
S
Staff Attorney
November 2003 - October 2005
Provided legal analysis, advice and
assistance on substantive and complex procedural motions
and original jurisdiction matters as
assigned. Researched and prepared complete and concise
legal memoranda which made recommendations to the Courts motions panels, and p
erformed
other duties as assigned. Reviewed/
edited the draft work product of colleagues.
PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE
Assistant District Attorney
August 1987 August 2003
June 1984 September 1986
Prosecuted hundreds of major felony cases as a senior trial attorney from ch
arging decisions
through sentencing, including over 120 jury trials. Represented the Commonw
ealth in
juvenile decertification hearings. Instructed new police officers on how
to prepare and testify
in court. Litigated paternity domestic abuse and support cases. Served on
the College of
Judiciary faculty and lectured on contempt proceedings under the Protection
from Abuse Act.
ZARWIN, BAUM, RESNICK & COHEN
Associate, Philadelphia, PA
September 1986 July 1987
Prepared personal injury and domestic relations cases including pleadings, c
lient interviews,
Discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations,depositions and arbitrat
ions.
THE HONORABLE JOSEPH D. OKEEFE, COMMON PLEAS COURT
Law Clerk, Philadelphia, PA
January 1984 June 1984
Researched legal issues and drafted opinions, reviewed and evaluated pre-tr
ial and post-trial
motions, prepared presentence summaries incorporating probation and psychiat
ric reports.
EDUCATION THE NATIONAL LAW CENTER, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington, D.C.
Degree: J.D. May 1983
Honors: Prize for Outstanding Performance in the 1982 1983 Association of T
rial Lawyers of
Americas Environmental Law Contest
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Degree: A.B. English and Anthropology, May 1980 with distinction
Honors: William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize for Academic Excellence, Class H
onors 1977-1980