{"id":9378,"date":"2024-01-22T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colbar.org\/?page_id=9378"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:12:04","slug":"carlos-j-martinez-esq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colbar.org\/es\/attorneys\/carlos-j-martinez-esq\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos J. Martinez, Esq."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1618350251727\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Martinez.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Carlos Martinez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Martinez.jpg 252w, https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Martinez-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/colbar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlos-Martinez-125x150.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Carlos J. Martinez, Esq.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Law Offices of the Public Defender<\/strong><br \/>\n1320 NW 14th St.<br \/>\nMiami, FL 33125<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-sm vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-sky\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pdmiami.com\/public-defender\/home.page\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon fas fa-globe\"><\/i> Visit Website<\/a><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-sm vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-success\" href=\"mailto:cmartinez@pdmiami.com\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon far fa-envelope\"><\/i> Email<\/a><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-sm vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-block vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-mulled-wine\" href=\"tel:13055451900\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon fas fa-phone-square-alt\"><\/i> (305) 545-1900<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MAPA Y DIRECCIONES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2136.108479922085!2d-80.21792815176777!3d25.787340234000112!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x88d9b6c3935aa691%3A0x48f1ab1490724378!2s1320%20NW%2014th%20St%2C%20Miami%2C%20FL%2033125!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1705938324973!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Carlos J. Martinez, Esq.<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Carlos J. Martinez, the Public Defender for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, manages largest Public Defender\u2019s Office in Florida, with a $42 million budget and 400 employees handling approximately 65,000 cases each year. He has 30 years of management experience both in the Public Defender\u2019s office, as well as in private enterprise prior to law school.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Martinez represented thousands of clients charged with felonies and misdemeanors before working as an administrator. Mr. Martinez represented clients in Miami&#8217;s drug court, and later served on the committee of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals that wrote Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components. He instituted the \u201cRedemption Project\u201d in 1998 to help former clients\/returning citizens with sealing, expungement and rights restoration. He was instrumental in designing and implementing the Streamlined Court Review process for Amendment 4 in Miami-Dade.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Martinez is the President of the Florida Public Defender Association, is the chair of the Miami-Dade County Public Safety Coordinating Council, and served on the Supreme Court of Florida\u2019s Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee. He recently served on The Florida Bar Board of Governors as the government lawyer liaison and the Miami-Dade County Driver\u2019s License Suspension Task Force. He was Vice-President of the National Association for Public Defense and served on the Institute for Innovation In Prosecution\u2019s Executive Session on Rethinking the Role of the Prosecutor in the Community. He also served on Florida Blueprint Commission on Juvenile Justice, The Florida Bar\u2019s Commission on the Legal Needs of Children, on two Supreme Court of Florida Steering Committees, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Zero Tolerance Task Force, and on Miami Dade County\u2019s Blue Ribbon Panel on Ex-Offender Re-Entry. He co-authored, Prosecution and Public Defense: The Prosecutor\u2019s Role in Securing A Meaningful Right to an Attorney and The Best Defense Is No Offense: Preventing Crime Through Effective Public Defense.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Areas de Pr\u00e1ctica<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Criminal<br \/>\nJuvenile<br \/>\nBaker Act<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Educaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>University of Miami Law School, 1990 graduate<br \/>\nFlorida International University, 1985 bachelors<br \/>\nUniversity of Texas at Austin<br \/>\nMiami Dade College<br \/>\nImmaculata La Salle High School<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Admisi\u00f3n a la Pr\u00e1ctica<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Florida<br \/>\nWashington State<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Idiomas<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Fluidez en Ingl\u00e9s y Espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos J. 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