Law (1992-1993) After law school, Martinez practiced communications law in Washington, D.C. at the firm
Verner Lipfer, and served as a law clerk for Federal District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer in Dallas.
The Wall Street Journal (1997-98) Martinez went on to work for
The Wall Street Journal as a business reporter in 1997. Rainey wrote that the news staff of the Times, including editor
Jim O'Shea, pressured Hiller to stop publication after learning that Martinez was romantically involved with a key position employee The next day, Hiller canceled the section, and issued a statement: "We believe that this relationship did not influence the selection of Brian as guest editor. Nonetheless, in order to avoid even the appearance of conflict, we felt the best course of action was not to publish the section." Soon after, Martinez resigned his position (and then blogged about it), suggesting that he had been done in by the newsroom of his own paper, calling Hiller's decision a vote of "no confidence".
Legal fallout and allegations of harassment In August 2008, Martinez filed a lawsuit against ex-girlfriend Mullens, alleging that the public relations executive had cost him his job at the newspaper and tarnished his professional reputation. Mullens' attorney claimed that the suit was retaliation against her client, who had filed a restraining against Martinez earlier in the year.
The Washington Post (2007-2008) In November 2007, Martinez was hired by the Washington Post's website to write a twice-weekly political advice column called "Stumped". The column ran through the end of the presidential campaign in November 2008.
Public Policy (2007-Present) In July 2007, Martinez started a new job as a fellow at the
New America Foundation. In 2009, Martinez was hired to direct the Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program with the mission to "identify and support the next generation of American public policy scholars and writers" at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC. ==References==