Attorney Martin Doorhy

Attorney Martin Doorhy’s professional background includes

serving as a government prosecutor, (U.S. Air Force Judge
Advocate General), as well as serving in various positions in the
academic realm, which includes his service as a former Professor
of Constitutional Law at DePaul University. Mr. Doorhy’s
extensive professional and academic background provides his
clients with a formidable advocate for dealing with Criminal
Problems.

After attending St. Rita High School on a four-year academic

scholarship, Martin Doorhy enrolled at DePaul University with
advanced standing based on his exceptional test scores. Martin
completed his Bachelor’s degree in three years at DePaul
University, and graduated summa cum laude. He became one of the youngest people ever to teach
in the History Department at DePaul University when he was selected at the age of twenty-one,
from among thirty-six applicants, as the Teaching Assistant in the History Department. He obtained
his M.A. with distinction with a GPA of 4.0.

As a student at Loyola University School of Law in Chicago, Martin was selected as a member of the
school’s National Mock Trial Team, which finished fourth in national competition in Houston, Texas.
In addition, he worked as a law clerk for over a year with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office,
where he was allowed to examine witnesses during felony trials while still a student. After he
received his J.D. in 1984, Martin obtained a two-year fellowship which enabled him to engage in
research and organize a symposium concerning the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial.

Martin entered the United States Air Force in 1987. While in the USAF he graduated from the Judge
Advocate Staff Officer Course after three months as a distinguished graduate. For five years, he
served as an officer in the United States Air Force JAG Department. He prosecuted at over forty
courts-martial and discharge board cases involving offences that ranged from rape and child
molestation to armed robbery in his capacity as Chief of Military Justice at two separate bases.
Based upon his extensive experience as a prosecutor, Martin taught criminal law and procedure to
members of the USAF Security Police, the Office of Special Investigations and unit commanders.

In 1992, Martin returned to the Chicago area where he became a member of The Law Offices of
Thomas W. Lynch in Hickory Hills. His practice is limited to criminal defense work, which includes
major traffic cases, throughout northern Illinois. He has participated in dozens of trials.

As an adjunct professor at DePaul University, Martin taught courses in Constitutional Law and The
History of the U.S. Supreme Court for seven years.

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