"The best part about my job is that I get to help make a true difference in people’s lives. Understanding where my clients come from – knowing the obstacles that they face – and helping them to achieve meaningful change in their lives is a reward in itself. I am glad to be part of one of many CR Legal Team members who take the time to listen to our clients, to understand who they are, and to treat our clients like they are family. It truly is an honor to be among such a strong and compassionate Team."
Martin Ramey zealously represents plaintiffs in serious personal injury cases, trucking and motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death and other complex litigation. He is also a formidable and compassionate advocate for survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse, having obtained a recent $140 million default judgement against a teacher for the sexual abuse of 14 students (after 4 years of litigation) and a related $5.75 million settlement against the 12th largest school district in the state; and a $3 million settlement against the 3rd largest school district in the state for the sex abuse of two students by a teacher’s assistant.
Born and raised in a “mill village” in north Georgia, he was the first in his family to ever attend college – working long hours during the day and attending class at night in Atlanta. During that time, Martin discovered his passion for helping others. He found a job working for a local food bank and later a national nonprofit anti-hunger organization, where he assisted in efforts to promote and pass a national Good Samaritan Law, under then-U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman. The legislation was designed to assist nonprofit, community feeding programs in collecting excess food from restaurants and caterers throughout the United States without the worry of liability from such donations.
Martin received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. While at USD, Martin was a member and Executive Comments Editor/Symposium Coordinator of the San Diego Law Review. He also holds an LL.M., magna cum laude, in Health Law, Policy & Bioethics from the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.
Martin’s practice is exclusively devoted to litigation. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his spouse, their twins, and the family dog, Daisy.
EDUCATION
- LL.M., Health Law, Policy & Bioethics – Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, magna cum laude, December 2009
- J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, May 2002
- B.A., Spanish, Arizona State University, May 1999
BAR ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- State Bar of North Carolina, 2005
- State Bar of California, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2023
- Eastern District of North Carolina, 2005
- Middle District of North Carolina, 2020
- Western District of North Carolina, 2020
- Southern District of California, 2002
- Central District of California, 2003
- Southern District of Indiana, August 2003
- American Association for Justice, 2020-Present
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2020-Present
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2020-Present
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS
- 2023 Legal Newsmakers, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 – North Carolina, 2024
- Super Lawyers Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2024
- Rising Star for Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury: Products Liability, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011
PUBLICATIONS
- Conte v. Wyeth: Caveat Innovator and the Case for Perpetual Liability in Drug Labeling, 4 PITT J. ENVTL. & PUB. HEALTH L. 73 (Spring 2010)
- Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants Saves Money, Wilmington Star News, Nov. 13, 2009
- Treating Symptoms, Not Problems, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 7, 2003
- Putting the Cart Before the Horse: The Need to Re-Examine Damage Caps in California’s Elder Abuse Act, 39 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 599 (2002)
