Education
- B.S., summa cum laude, Auburn University (1994)
- J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997)
Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Appellate Litigation
- Business / Commercial / Consumer Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- General Civil Litigation
- Wills, Trusts and Estates
Association & Community Involvement
- Leadership Forum, Alabama State Bar
- Montgomery County Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors, Grievance Committee)
- First Baptist Church (Chairman of Deacons; Stewardship Chairman; Sunday School teacher)
- YMCA Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award (President, Board of Directors)
- The TransMission (Chairman, Board of Directors)
- CrossRoads to Recovery (Board of Directors)
- Nehemiah Project (Chairman, Advisory Board)
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America
- Spade Honorary, Auburn University
Reported Decisions
- Riley v. Joint Fiscal Committee of Alabama Legislature, 26 So.3d 1150 (Ala. 2009)
- Pleasure Island Ambulatory Center v. State Health Planning and Development Agency, 38 So.2d 739 (Ala.Civ.App. 2008)
- Ex Parte Riley, 8 So.3d 801 (Ala. 2008)
- Johnco Materials v. Conrad Yelvington Distributors, 542 F.Supp.2d 1248, (M.D.Ala. 2008)
- Barbaree v. Barbaree, 986 So.2d 428 (Ala.Civ.App. 2007)
- Beard v. Lehman Bros. Holdings, Inc., 458 F.Supp.2d 1314 (M.D.Ala. 2006)
- Kelley v. Kelley, 959 So.2d 109 (Ala.Civ.App. 2006)
- Eslava, et al. v. Gulf Telephone Co., Inc., 418 F.Supp.2d 1314 (S.D.Ala. 2006)
- Carroll v. W.L. Petrey Wholesale Co., Inc., 941 So.2d 234 (Ala. 2006)
- Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Saxton, 880 So.2d 428 (Ala. 2003)
- Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Nicholas, 843 So.2d 133 (Ala. 2002)
- Ex parte Jim Walter Homes, Inc., 830 So.2d 733 (Ala. 2002)
- Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Kendrick, 810 So.2d 645 (Ala. 2001)
- McGinnis v. Jim Walter Homes, Inc., 800 So.2d 140 (Ala. 2001)
- Ex parte Jim Walter Homes, Inc.,776 So.2d 76 (Ala. 2000)
Attorney Profile
David's practice is committed to all stages of civil litigation, including appellate work, where he has been involved in over 20 reported decisions. David represents businesses and individuals, as both plaintiffs and defendants. His practice is primarily focused on commercial disputes, insurance coverage disputes, construction law, real property disputes, consumer litigation and administrative law. Having regularly represented both companies and individuals on both sides of the aisle, from the filing of the complaint or answer through appeal, David has acquired unique insight into how to prepare and present his client's case.
David was born and raised in Butler, Alabama, where he graduated from Choctaw County High School. David then attended Auburn University, where he graduated summa cum laude with a major in forest biology and a minor in business. While at Auburn, David was elected vice president of the Student Government Association, served two terms on the student senate and was chosen as a member of the spade honorary, which recognizes the top ten seniors on Auburn's campus. David went on to obtain his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with honors and served on the Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.
David volunteers much of his time to activities of the bar and to his community. David was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Montgomery County Bar Asssociation and was chosen to participate in the State Bar's Leadership Forum. David is very involved with First Baptist Church, where he recently completed his second term as chairman of the deacons. David has also led numerous mission trips, is a Sunday School teacher, and chairs the Nehemiah Center Advisary Board.
David is a member of the Board of Directors for the YMCA Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award and served as its President for the 2010 year. David also serves as Chairman of the Board for the Transmission and on the Board of Directors of CrossRoads to Recovery.
David and his wife Angie have two children, Laine and Graham. In his spare time, David enjoys hunting, fishing and Auburn football.
Recent News
David Martin Elected Secretary/Treasurer of Montgomery County Bar Association
Copeland Franco Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers
Martin elected to Montgomery Bar Board of Directors
Copeland Franco attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers
