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  • March 26, 2009

    Wisconsin Law Foundation presents the 2008 Donald O’Melia Local Service Award to

    Wisconsin Law Foundation presents the 2008 Donald O’Melia Local Service Award to

     

    Martin J. Greenberg, Milwaukee

    Martin Greenberg Martin Greenberg, left, with Chief Justice Abrahamson.
    The Wisconsin Law Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting charitable and educational programs that promote public understanding of the law and improvement of the administration of justice. The Donald O’Melia Local Service Award recognizes a lawyer who has made a significant public service contribution in his or her local community.

    Martin J. Greenberg has dedicated his life to education and the law. He has been a professor at Marquette University Law School for 35 years. He is a noted expert in the area of real estate and sports law and has lectured nationally and internationally. His books, $port$Biz, Stadium Game, Sports Law Practice, and Wisconsin Real Estate Practice, are some of the seminal contributions in the field. He was also the founder of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University, the leading sports law program in the country. He is noted in the Best Lawyers in America.

    “Marty has been recognized as one of American best sports lawyers,” says National Sports Law Institute (NSPL) Professor Matthew J. Mitten, “The institute has created the Martin J. Greenberg Award for Excellence in Sports Law, which is given annually to a law student who, like Marty, has made the most significant overall contribution to Marquette’s Sports Law program.”

    “Throughout his career, Martin has been of endless service to the legal profession,” says friend and colleague Jay Smith. “Perhaps the most important service he has provided to the profession is teaching and mentoring hundreds of law students as professor at Marquette University Law School. Martin has contributed a great deal to the development of the law, in the areas of real estate and sports law. He has done a great deal to help and serve his community. His contributions have affected not only Milwaukee, but the entire State of Wisconsin.”

    Greenberg is also a community activist who has dedicated his life to community service. He has served on the Marquette University Athletic Board, is a member of the Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing Athlete Agent Advisory Committee, was director and secretary of the Wisconsin Sports Authority, was chair of the Board of Wisconsin State Fair Park and Wisconsin Exposition Center, turning the financial fortunes of the park from deficits and losses to profitability. He was chair of the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation which produces the Badger State Games and Ironman Wisconsin. He is also chair of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee and the Wisconsin Sports Foundation, and an at-large member of the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball District Board (Miller Park).


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