Experienced Legal Counsel
Battle-tested, Client-Focused Litigator
Helping creative entrepreneurs and small business owners thrive and manage risk
Koop Law Office LLC
Experienced Legal Representation
Koop Law Office LLC offers over 25 years of expertise and courtroom experience in criminal defense and business litigation. Led by a battle-tested, client-focused litigator, the firm also provides strategic consultation for entrepreneurs and creative small businesses and presents music business and law workshops for attorneys, musicians, and other content creators.
MEET THE ATTORNEY
Martin grew up in Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1983. He spent ten years living as a vagabond songwriter, spending time in Texas and Tennessee and living abroad in England. He earned a BA in Art History in 1993 from the University of Toledo. He then worked as an assistant for internationally known glass artist Jon Kuhn in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Martin returned to Toledo and earned his law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1998. Martin has extensive litigation experience in private practice in state and federal courts. He also has experience as a former prosecuting attorney.
Martin's practice areas include civil litigation, criminal defense cases, and consulting for small businesses. Martin is also an adjunct professor at Heidelberg University, where he teaches Business Law, and Tiffin University, where he teaches Music Law and Music Publishing.
Martin is a performing songwriter and serves as the regional coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). and presents workshops and seminars for songwriters and musicians and provides Continuing Legal Education for attorneys on matters related to copyright law and music law.