rior to forming Hall & Diana, Martin had a thirty-seven year career at Ropes & Gray LLP and was chair of its Private Client Group from 2006 – 2020 and co-chair with Brenda Diana from 2020 – 2023. Martin played a key role in the establishment of Ropes Wealth Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm first formed in 2014 to assist with the management of trust and other fiduciary accounts. Over the years, Martin has maintained a broad-based legal practice that covers all aspects of estate and individual tax planning, including wealth transfer strategies and charitable giving techniques. His clients include public company executives, private business owners, and other high net worth individuals and families, both domestic and international. In addition, he has advised the development offices of universities and colleges with respect to planned giving, gift acceptance policies and the structuring of major gifts. Martin is a trustee of numerous private and charitable trusts and has assisted many client families through the estate settlement process.