Ms. Martines’ primary area of practice is litigation, including energy and construction law.
Experience
- Preparing pleadings, discovery motions, pretrial motions, and appellate briefs
- Drafting discovery requests and discovery responses
- Conducting legal research for clients
- Law Clerk, Advanced Medical Management, LLC, 2023
- Law Clerk, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2023—2025
- Investigative Reporter, Spotlight PA, 2020—2022
- Reporter, Tribune/TribLIVE.com, 2016—2020
- Teaching Fellow & Associate Program Manager, Teach for China, 2013—2015
Education
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S., Culture and Politics, 2013
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, M.S., Journalism, with honors, 2016
- Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2025
Distinctions
- Associate Editor, Law Review
- Dean’s Scholar
- Fellow, Leadership Program, Duquesne University School of Law
Admissions
- Pennsylvania Bar
Community Involvement
- Name Change Project, 2022—2023
- Co-Founder, Pittsburgh Area Run and Ride Trail Association
Other
- Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
- Ultramarathon runner