attorneys : Joshua W. Martin, III
Prior to joining the firm, Josh was President and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Delaware from 1996 until early 2005, where he was responsible for all aspects of its telecommunications business within the state of Delaware, including regulatory, financial and operational matters. He first joined Verizon's predecessor (Bell Atlantic) in Delaware in 1990 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to that, Josh was a Delaware Superior Court Judge for eight years. Earlier, he served on the Delaware Public Service Commission from 1978 to 1982, including three years as Chairman. A physicist by training, Josh began his legal career as a patent attorney for Hercules, Inc. from 1974 to 1982
bar & court admissions
Delaware, 1975
New Jersey, 1974
United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 2011
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1974
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982
United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1976
professional activities & honors
Delaware State Bar Association (former President); instrumental in organizing the Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Director, SCANA Corporation
Chairman, Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC)
Trustee Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University
Life Trustee, Goldey Beacom College
Director, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Trustee, Winterthur Museum
Trustee and Director, Christiana Care Health System
Member, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators of the American Arbitration Association
Member, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution
Member, Preliminary Disciplinary Committee of the Court on the Judiciary for the State of Delaware
Special Master for Complex Civil Cases in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Member, Disciplinary Panel of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
Member of the Vestry of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew
Josh's past community and professional activities include: Director, Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (NEIL); Chairman, Wilmington Renaissance Corporation; Chairman, United Way of Delaware; Trustee, Delaware Community Foundation; Trustee, Wilmington Friends School; New Castle County Vo-Tech School Board; Chairman, YMCA Black Achievers Program
education
Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 1974
Wharton School Executive Development Program
Case Institute of Technology, B.S., 1966
bar & court admissions
Delaware, 1975
New Jersey, 1974
United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 2011
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1974
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982
United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1976
professional activities & honors
Delaware State Bar Association (former President); instrumental in organizing the Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Director, SCANA Corporation
Chairman, Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC)
Trustee Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University
Life Trustee, Goldey Beacom College
Director, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Trustee, Winterthur Museum
Trustee and Director, Christiana Care Health System
Member, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators of the American Arbitration Association
Member, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution
Member, Preliminary Disciplinary Committee of the Court on the Judiciary for the State of Delaware
Special Master for Complex Civil Cases in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Member, Disciplinary Panel of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
Member of the Vestry of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew
Josh's past community and professional activities include: Director, Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (NEIL); Chairman, Wilmington Renaissance Corporation; Chairman, United Way of Delaware; Trustee, Delaware Community Foundation; Trustee, Wilmington Friends School; New Castle County Vo-Tech School Board; Chairman, YMCA Black Achievers Program