About Martin Buchanan
| Martin Buchanan has handled approximately 300 appeals and writs in state and federal appellate courts. He has litigated appeals in the United States Supreme Court, the federal Courts of Appeals for the Second, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits, the California Supreme Court, all six districts of the California Court of Appeal, and state appellate courts in Nevada, New Mexico, and New Jersey.
Martin is certified as a specialist in appellate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an organization of California lawyers selected on the basis of appellate experience, professional reputation, outstanding appellate ability, and continuing commitment to quality appellate practice. In 2011, Martin was recognized as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, and one of Attorneys of the Year by The Recorder. Martin has been selected as one of the top appellate lawyers in Best Lawyers in America and San Diego Super Lawyers, which also listed him as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in San Diego in 2011. He is a recipient of the Paul Bell Memorial Award for appellate advocacy and two-time recipient of the California State Bar’s Manuel W. Wiley Award for Pro Bono Legal Services. Martin graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1986, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He served as a law clerk for the late Chief Judge Robert F. Peckham of the Northern District of California. Martin also worked as a senior staff attorney for Justice Cynthia G. Aaron of the California Court of Appeal in San Diego. See also: Professional Recognition & Activities |
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