Martinez served as General Counsel and later as president to the Hispanic National Bar Association, and in that capacity gave testimony at the U.S. Senate hearings on the confirmation of Anthony Kennedy for the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Michael Martinez papers contain the professional papers of this Utah attorney, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah State Bar, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Small Business Administration Advisory Board and Fairness Board.

Martinez was a founding member of this task force.

The Michael Martinez papers contain the professional papers of this Utah attorney, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah State Bar, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Small Business Administration Advisory Board and Fairness Board.

As chair if the Utah Advisory to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, Martinez led investigations and hearings on discrimination in Utah.

Martinez was a member of this Board.

The Michael Martinez papers contain the professional papers of this Utah attorney, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah State Bar, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Small Business Administration Advisory Board and Fairness Board.

The raid on Panaderia La Diana, a small tortilla factory, was conducted by the Salt Lake City Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Association, and was the largest drug raid at the time. Martinez served as the attorney for the panaderia and the arrested patrons. There were no criminal convictions, and payments were made for false arrests.

Martinez was the host of this call-in radio show, which discussed issues facing Utahns.