Martin Garbus, born in 1934, is a well-respected attorney in the United States. Among his practice areas are intellectual property, criminal, copyright and constitutional law. Apart from appearing before the US Supreme Court and appellate courts in the country, he has likewise written several briefs that were submitted to and approved by the Supreme Court, resulting to changes in the law. He has also written six books and more than 50 articles.

In 1951, after graduating from Bronx High School of Science, Martin Garbus attended Hunter College, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He graduated in 1955. He later received his Juris Doctorate degree from New York University Law School. He then went to Columbia University to gain his Master’s Candidate in economics. His Master’s Candidate in English was courtesy of The New School, while his Master’s Candidate in tax law was from New York University Law School. By 1963, Garbus was admitted to the US Supreme Court Bar.

Martin Garbus was named co-founder of one of the most respected law firms in the US. He was also recognized as “one of the world’s finest trial lawyers” by The Guardian. Aside from this, he also garnered the following awards: Civil Liberties Union Award (2007); Hunter College Hall of Fame (2005); PEN USA First Amendment Award of Honor (2007); New York University Alumni Achievement Award (2004) and Hunter College Law Alumni Achievement Award (2005).