Billy Martin (lawyer)
Billy Martin is an attorney with the Washington, DC law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. He has defended several celebrity clients against federal criminal charges. For instance, he was the lead defense attorney in the Michael Vick dogfighting indictment, which went to trial in November 2007.
Fast Facts:
- 1973: Graduated from Howard University
- 1976: Received a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law
- Allen Iverson is a former client
- 2004: Served as defense attorney in the Jayson Williams murder trial
- Other clients include: Juwan Howard, Riddick Bowe, the parents of Chandra Levy and former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell
- A partner at Sutherland
- Ranked forth on The Washingtonian’s ranking of "Top Lawyers" in 20081
- Rated by the National Law Journal as one of the "50 most influential minority attorneys"1
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