Timothy D. Martin
Member
Email: TMartin@whtlaw.com
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Practice Areas:
Bad Faith Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Directors & Officers Litigation
Financial Institution Law
Insurance Defense & Policy Litigation
Surety & Fidelty Law
Admissions: 1984-Kentucky, 2002-Ohio
1985-United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
1993-United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana
1995-United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
1999-United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
2006-United States Supreme Court
2010-United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Education:
University of Louisville-B.S. Accounting 1978
University of Louisville-J.D. 1984
Memberships:
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
National Bond Claims Association
Biography:
Since graduation from college, Tim has pursued a business and legal career in the surety, fidelity, insurance, and financial institution industries. During the period from 1979 through 1984, Tim worked for Reliance Insurance Company as a senior bond underwriter. In that position he was responsible for underwriting contract surety, commercial/miscellaneous surety, commercial fidelity, and financial institution accounts. After graduating from law school, Tim served as a prosecutor from 1984 through 1988 where he gained significant trial experience. Since 1989, Tim has concentrated his practice in the representation of fidelity/surety companies, construction companies, financial institutions, insurers and their insured’ in defense of personal injury actions and policy litigation, and commercial entities in litigation.
Tim currently serves as a Vice-Chair on the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee for the American Bar Association, and has served in various leadership positions for the American and Louisville Bar Associations. He also currently serves on the Northfield City Council having been elected to five terms of office, and as a director on the board of Custom Quality Services, a non-profit corporation providing employment to mentally and physically disabled persons. Tim is a member of the United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General Corps and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Retired.
