Stanley A. Martin

Stanley A. Martin is a construction law attorney with more than 40 years of legal experience and over 45 years of involvement in the construction industry. His practice includes project delivery, contract drafting and negotiation, construction claims, arbitration, and litigation. He primarily represents project owners and prime contractors while also working with developers, public authorities, design firms, and subcontractors. His work emphasizes practical advice, clear explanations of legal standards, and cost-effective solutions to construction-related problems and disputes.

Stanley earned a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.S. in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before law school, he spent several years working in construction, giving him firsthand industry experience that complements his legal training. His architectural and construction background supports detailed analysis of project delivery systems, contract obligations, design issues, construction performance, and disputes involving complex commercial and public projects.

Stanley has drafted and negotiated hundreds of construction contracts and has conducted more than 100 trials as an advocate. His project experience includes office buildings, institutional facilities, bridges, research facilities, residential developments, public buildings, highways, and tunnels. He has worked on major projects including the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, MIT’s Stata Center, the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel, and transit expansion projects. His work extends from contract counseling through arbitration and courtroom litigation when disputes cannot be resolved.

Stanley A. Martin is admitted in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and before federal courts in both states and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Attorneys and has received recognition from Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell. He has written extensively on construction law, delivered more than 200 presentations, and taught construction law courses at MIT, Northeastern University, and WPI.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Commonsense Construction Law LLC
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Construction Attorneys
• Real Estate and Building Industry Committee, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
• Member, Wilson Memorial Chapel
• Member, Edgewood Retirement Community
• Member, Andover Committee For A Better Chance
• Member, Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts
• Member, Boston Society of Architects
• Member, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Massachusetts Building Congress

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• Boston College Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Arch

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