Jeffery Thomas Martin Jr.

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Jeffery T. Martin, Jr. — Henry & O'Donnell, P.C. (Alexandria, Va.)

Specialty / focus. Martin's tracked patent work is narrow: a single appearance, as *local counsel for the plaintiff in Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 2:18-cv-00094 (E.D. Va.)* — a cybersecurity/network-security patent case. His publicly listed practice area is business and commercial litigation, not patent prosecution or IP counseling; directory profiles describe him as a business litigator, and his firm is a small Alexandria shop whose advertised strengths are commercial litigation, bankruptcy/financial restructuring, creditors' rights and banking, and real estate. On the available record he is best characterized as a local-counsel/commercial-litigation resource for patent cases filed in the Eastern District of Virginia rather than a patent specialist with a defined technology practice.

Side preference. The tracked data show 1 plaintiff-side appearance, 0 defendant-side, and his role was local counsel rather than lead merits counsel. That profile is typical of an E.D. Va. local counsel engaging for out-of-town trial teams; it does not evidence a broader plaintiff/NPE practice. No defendant-side patent representation appears in the tracked record.

Firm context. He is at Henry & O'Donnell, P.C., 300 N. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. (founded 1997; roughly four attorneys), where firm peers include Bruce W. Henry and Kevin M. O'Donnell. I found no sourced evidence of prior firms or in-house positions relevant to patent litigation. Note that Centripetal v. Cisco was staffed with other Henry & O'Donnell counsel as local counsel (the docket reflects Kevin M. O'Donnell on pro hac vice motions), which is consistent with the firm serving as local counsel of record rather than lead patent counsel.

Notable case. Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems is the only tracked matter and by far the most significant. The case produced a reported ~$1.9 billion damages award in 2020, which the Federal Circuit subsequently vacated and remanded; the asserted Centripetal patents were later invalidated by the PTAB, including on remand after Federal Circuit review. Those results are attributable to the case as a whole and to lead trial/appellate counsel — Martin's tracked role was local counsel, so the outcome should not be presented as his personal trial or appellate result.

PTAB / IPR experience. No verified record shows Martin personally appearing in IPR, PGR or other PTAB proceedings. The underlying Centripetal patents were heavily litigated at the PTAB, but I found no source placing him on those filings.

Bar / education. J.D., George Washington University Law School (2005). Sources conflict on admissions: a Super Lawyers profile states Virginia licensure since 2006, while Martindale lists a 2011 first admission (Maryland). Both cannot be reconciled from the available sources; confirm current Virginia/Maryland (and any D.C.) admission directly with the state bars before relying on it.