Michael N. Martinez

Michael N Martinez (born 1949) was the first Hispanic American lawyer in Utah. He went on to a long career in the law working in both government and private practice. He was a "vocal minority rights advocate" during his career, serving on many boards and commissions dedicated to furthering the rights of Hispanics and other people of color.

He was the first minority to be appointed to the Utah State Bar Commission, and went on to help found the Utah Minority Bar Association. He also served as President of the National Hispanic Bar Association from 1987-1988.

He hosted his own call-in radio show on KSL-Radio called "Perspective" and had his own column for both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune.

His professional papers are archived at the [http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv85940 J. Willard Marriott Library in the Special Collections at the University of Utah]. Provided by Wikipedia
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