Aaron R. Martinez

Aaron Martinez is a multi-talented lawyer with a vast array of experience. He has more than 10 years of experience in providing high-quality legal and legislative services, political consulting, and media strategy services. Mr. Martinez also has experience in broadcasting.  Mr. Martinez is a proud graduate of Oakland Community College, the James Madison College at Michigan State University, and the University of Detroit Mercy Law School. In law school, Aaron earned both the Dean’s Scholarship and the Book Award for the Trial Advocacy course. Mr. Martinez has been a paralegal with the Nichols Law Firm since 2016. He was admitted to the bar in 2022.

Mr. Martinez’s experience in the law is wide-ranging, and includes experience working in litigation as well as successfully authoring and passing bipartisan legislation, including PA 312 of 2014 which provides Michigan’s police first responders with heroin overdose treatments and the training on how to administer them. Along with Mike Nichols, Mr. Martinez is the co-author of the Michigan Bar Journal article entitled “Driving Legally in a World of Recreational Marijuana.” During his time with NLF, Mr. Martinez has written motions which resulted in dismissal of charges before a hearing, and works directly with the firm’s criminal defense trial team. His trial experience has taken him throughout the state of Michigan, earning acquittals or dismissals in most of the trials. Mr. Martinez knows that hard work, research, and preparation are the keys to serving our clients well. He has worked on cases involving elected officials, professional athletes, and other high-profile individuals with the utmost confidentiality. He is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, where he serves on the selective Legislative Committee as a member at large, as well as the Criminal Law Committee. He also holds memberships with the Wolverine Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the State Bar of Michigan Law Student Section.

Outside of the office, he loves exploring new places with his wife and dog, and enjoys listening to new music releases - a hobby he’s had since he began working in radio broadcasting in 2009.

Mr. Martinez looks forward to developing a practice in the areas of Criminal Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law, and Election Law.

Peer Recognition

Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.