About R. Jackson
R. Jackson Martin holds a J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, an M.B.A. from Stetson University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the College of Charleston. He combined business training with legal education, a background that informs how he approaches complex matters. The sequence of degrees gives him both transactional perspective and courtroom awareness.
Martin serves as Of Counsel at BerlikLaw, LLC. He is admitted in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, and he holds federal admissions across several courts. Those include the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, multiple U.S. District Courts — including the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the District of Maryland — and appellate admission to the Fourth Circuit and the Federal Circuit. Membership in the Virginia State Bar, the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar is current.
His court admissions reflect the types of matters he handles. Participation in bankruptcy proceedings in the Eastern District of Virginia signals familiarity with insolvency practice. Admissions in federal district courts and two federal appellate courts indicate work that reaches beyond state trial dockets. The combination of state and federal licenses allows him to file and argue in a range of forums, from district court litigation to appellate matters.
Colleagues describe Martin as methodical in litigation planning and attentive to procedural detail. He brings academic background in business to questions that involve commercial disputes, creditor and debtor negotiations, and procedural strategy in multi-jurisdictional matters. He has experience preparing filings in bankruptcy court and drafting appellate briefs for federal appeals, reflecting the scope of his admissions.
At BerlikLaw, LLC, Martin operates in a counsel role that supports lead trial attorneys and clients who require both litigation and bankruptcy expertise. He advises on procedural steps in federal court and assists in drafting and prosecuting matters across state and federal lines. His practice today centers on federal and state litigation and bankruptcy matters.
