Martin & Bell, L.L.C.

In 1975, he graduated cum laude from the College of Law at Ohio State University. He was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in October 1975. In October of that year, Mr. Martin entered private practice with the Phoenix firm of Treon, Warnicke and Dann. Since 1975, he has emphasized in real estate litigation, including condemnation, ownership disputes, and partition-quiet title actions.

In 1987, Doug was certified as a real estate specialist by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization from 1989 to 1991.

Doug has lectured about real estate matters to Arizona Bar groups and has taught “Principles of Real Estate” at a local two-year college. From 1985 to 1987 he served as a judge pro tempore at the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Doug is a former editor of the Real Property Section Journal and a past chairman of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Arizona. From 2000 to 2010, he has served as chairman, vice-chairman and member of the Real Estate Advisory Commission to the State Board of Legal Specialization, a group that reviews and tests all Arizona real estate law specialists. Mr. Martin has been licensed by the Arizona Department of Real Estate as a Broker since 1984 and he has served as a Maricopa County Special Commissioner for real property sales since 2004.