Michael L. Martinez

Michael L. Martinez is a member of Grier Wright Martinez, PA in Charlotte, N.C., and commonly represents federal equity receivers, chapter 11 trustees and chapter 7 trustees in fraud-based litigation. He also serves on the Western District of North Carolina subchapter V trustee pool. Mr. Martinez is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and the North Carolina State Bar, and he focuses his law practice on debtor/creditor litigation and business workouts, as well as on general corporate law. He has been recognized for his pro bono work representing consumer debtors, and he received the 2018 North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Outstanding Achievement in Pro Bono Award and the 2013 Legal Services of Southern Piedmont Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Mr. Martinez is a member of ABI’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2020, and he has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in business bankruptcy law by North Carolina Super Lawyers since 2018 and in Bankruptcy Law by Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite since 2021. He received his B.A. from the University of Florida in 2006 and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2009.