James Martin (attorney)

James Martin was an Assistant U.S. Attorney and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, based out of St. Louis. James is now in private practice at the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale concentrating in the areas of white collar defense and corporate compliance. [1]

Attorney General John Ashcroft appointed Martin as U.S. Attorney to replace Raymond Gruender when President George W. Bush appointed him to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in mid-2004.[2] During Martin's tenure, his office settled a high-profile case against Gambro Healthcare alleging that the company had paid doctors kickbacks to get patient referrals in a scheme to defraud Medicare; the company settled for $350 million, one of the largest settlements in Justice Department history.[3]

Martin is a graduate of University of Notre Dame and University of Michigan Law School.[2]

Legal offices
Preceded by
Raymond Gruender
46th United States Attorney Eastern District of Missouri
2004– 2005
Succeeded by
Catherine Hanaway

References

  1. ^ "James G. Martin at Armstrong Teasdale". http://www.armstrongteasdale.com/james-martin/. 
  2. ^ a b "Ashcroft Names US Attorney to Replace Gruender". St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri). May 29, 2004. 
  3. ^ "Across the Nation". Detroit Free Press. December 3, 2004.