Martin A. Ramey

Attorney
“We Stand Up For You®, so you can Stand Up for those you love."

- Christopher H. Roberts

The best part about my job is that I get to help make a true difference in people’s lives. Understanding where my clients come from – knowing the obstacles that they face – and helping them to achieve meaningful change in their lives is a reward in itself. I am glad to be part of one of many CR Legal Team members who take the time to listen to our clients, to understand who they are, and to treat our clients like they are family. It truly is an honor to be among such a strong and compassionate Team.

Bio

Martin Ramey zealously represents plaintiffs in serious personal injury cases, trucking and motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death and other complex litigation. He is also a formidable and compassionate advocate for survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse, having obtained a recent $140 million default judgement against a teacher for the sexual abuse of 14 students (after 4 years of litigation) and a related $5.75 million settlement against the 12th largest school district in the state; and a $3 million settlement against the 3rd largest school district in the state for the sex abuse of two students by a teacher’s assistant.

Born and raised in a “mill village” in north Georgia, he was the first in his family to ever attend college – working long hours during the day and attending class at night in Atlanta. During that time, Martin discovered his passion for helping others. He found a job working for a local food bank and later a national nonprofit anti-hunger organization, where he assisted in efforts to promote and pass a national Good Samaritan Law, under then-U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman. The legislation was designed to assist nonprofit, community feeding programs in collecting excess food from restaurants and caterers throughout the United States without the worry of liability from such donations.

Martin received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. While at USD, Martin was a member and Executive Comments Editor/Symposium Coordinator of the San Diego Law Review. He also holds an LL.M., magna cum laude, in Health Law, Policy & Bioethics from the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.

Martin’s practice is exclusively devoted to litigation. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his spouse, their twins, and the family dog, Daisy.

EDUCATION

  • LL.M., Health Law, Policy & Bioethics – Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, magna cum laude, December 2009
  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, May 2002
  • B.A., Spanish, Arizona State University, May 1999

BAR ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • State Bar of North Carolina, 2005
  • State Bar of California, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2023
  • Eastern District of North Carolina, 2005
  • Middle District of North Carolina, 2020
  • Western District of North Carolina, 2020
  • Southern District of California, 2002
  • Central District of California, 2003
  • Southern District of Indiana, August 2003
  • American Association for Justice, 2020-Present
  • North Carolina Bar Association, 2020-Present
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2020-Present
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys – Present

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • 2023 Legal Newsmakers, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 – North Carolina, 2024
  • Super Lawyers Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2024-2025
  • Rising Star for Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury: Products Liability, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011

PUBLICATIONS

  • Conte v. Wyeth: Caveat Innovator and the Case for Perpetual Liability in Drug Labeling, 4 PITT J. ENVTL. & PUB. HEALTH L. 73 (Spring 2010)
  • Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants Saves Money, Wilmington Star News, Nov. 13, 2009
  • Treating Symptoms, Not Problems, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 7, 2003
  • Putting the Cart Before the Horse: The Need to Re-Examine Damage Caps in California’s Elder Abuse Act, 39 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 599 (2002)

Education

Bar Admissions
and Memberships

  • State Bar of North Carolina, 2005
  • State Bar of California, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2023
  • Eastern District of North Carolina, 2005
  • Middle District of North Carolina, 2020
  • Western District of North Carolina, 2020
  • Southern District of California, 2002
  • Central District of California, 2003
  • Southern District of Indiana, August 2003
  • American Association for Justice, 2020-Present
  • North Carolina Bar Association, 2020-Present
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2020-Present
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys – Present
  • 2023 Legal Newsmakers, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 – North Carolina, 2024
  • Super Lawyers Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2024-2025
  • Rising Star for Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury: Products Liability, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011
  • Conte v. Wyeth: Caveat Innovator and the Case for Perpetual Liability in Drug Labeling, 4 PITT J. ENVTL. & PUB. HEALTH L. 73 (Spring 2010)
  • Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants Saves Money, Wilmington Star News, Nov. 13, 2009
  • Treating Symptoms, Not Problems, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 7, 2003
  • Putting the Cart Before the Horse: The Need to Re-Examine Damage Caps in California’s Elder Abuse Act, 39 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 599 (2002)

The Personal Injury Lawyers

Who'd Rather You Never Need Them

Kimberly and I met in 1992 as kindred spirits, both drawn to the idea of building something larger than ourselves—an extension of our family committed to serving others. We married in 1994, while I was practicing law, and Kimberly worked in healthcare consulting. We thought we understood how the legal system worked. Then September 19, 1995 changed everything.

It’s the worst possible situation to be in after a serious injury. I’m sitting across from a guy who’s supposed to be one of the better traumatic brain injury lawyers, but I’m realizing he doesn’t understand what Kimberly and I are going through!

I got hit by a tractor-trailer just two months before. My wife Kimberly—nineteen weeks pregnant with our first child—has had to watch me deal with personality changes, possible lifelong symptoms, and terrifying fears of our family's future.

What makes it all worse is the fact that I am a lawyer with years of experience, and yet even I can’t get the kind of representation we desperately need. It’s a scary situation.

I grew up in Charlotte. My mother was a teacher, my father a manager working with blue-collar contractors. My parents instilled in me a simple principle: stand up for people who can’t stand up for themselves. Becoming an Eagle Scout reinforced it.

Kimberly grew up in Rockingham, a small North Carolina community. Her parents, a nurse and a salesman, also instilled the importance of community service. Sunday mornings singing in youth prison ministry, working with rehabilitation centers, partnering with local organizations – all part of Kimberly’s youth and what shaped her heart.

My brain injury accident showed us that even being on the inside of the legal profession didn’t protect us from getting poor representation. Our lawyer didn’t really serve us well because he couldn’t put himself in our shoes.

After my personal injury, I knew exactly what kind of lawyer I wanted to be:

someone who truly understands what clients are going through because I've been there myself. Kimberly joined me, bringing her healthcare background and passion for wellness. We built our practice around a simple idea—we don't just handle your case, we understand your whole journey, and we prepare you for it.

Today we’ve been in business for 35 years and we’ve recovered billions of dollars for our clients, but more importantly, we’ve advanced our services to what we call “whole person legal care.” We don’t just fight for financial recovery—we address the physical, emotional, and mental needs that make up a whole person. We prepare people before accidents happen through safety education. We stand beside them during their recovery. And we help them figure out where to go when their time with us is done.

What drives us is knowing that if you know better, you have to do better. Through our Roberts Center, we give away thousands of bicycle helmets, teach CPR, provide scholarships, and run safety programs in schools because we’d rather prevent accidents happening to your family than litigate them.