Martin R. Salzman, born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, enjoyed four years in Boston during his undergraduate studies, then upon commencing law school at Emory University, he planted roots in Atlanta, GA, where he has now lived for over 40 years.
Graduated from Boston University summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and served as elected President of the School of Management. Graduated from Emory Law School with distinction. While at Emory, he was an editor of Emory Law Journal.
Martin is the managing partner of HPSS. His practice exclusively focuses on the construction industry. Over his 39 years of practice, Martin has represented clients on a wide range of public and private construction projects throughout the United States, starting with the review of contract terms and conditions, continuing with providing advice on problem avoidance during the projects, to involvement in dispute resolution procedures. Specifically, Martin has successfully tried construction cases in a number of different forums—federal court, state court, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, United States Court of Claims, state and local administrative bodies, and arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and JAMS. In addition, Martin has participated in hundreds of mediations throughout the United States.
Martin has lectured extensively on construction industry topics to trade associations and clients.
