Says BLT - the Blog of Legal Times -- which says the former Florida senator has been hired by law firm DLA Piper as a partner in its Washington and Tampa offices.
"DLA Piper partner Ignacio Sanchez confirmed the news following a partnership vote. Martinez, who left the Senate earlier this month, starts at the firm on Oct. 1.
" 'When he announced he was going to retire and let the governor appoint someone to finish out the term, I immediately talked to him and said, you really ought to consider looking at our firm. I think you would really do well, and we would love to have you,' Sanchez said."
Martinez will not be able to lobby for at least 2 years.
Wait until the DLA Piper guys discover --too late after the signing bonus!-- that they hired a do-nothing prima donna who has lost all credibility with the Florida power elite.
The downward job spiral begins.
Posted by: truth hurts | September 22, 2009 at 06:15 PM
Mel is a decent man that was so upset with the Washington corruption that left the Senate before the end of his term. I think that if you are an honest person you cannot serve is such a cesspool of thieves. I also think that a lot of decent politicians are waiting for a THIRD PARTY to emerge and run. Then I will vote for him again.
Posted by: Rick | September 22, 2009 at 06:53 PM
Yea, he was too "decent." That's the real reason Mel left the Senate.
If you believe that then you'll also believe that if Juanes "tapped" his shoes 3 times, the "power of music" will make all the bad people in the world go away - Idiot!
Posted by: Fulanito | September 22, 2009 at 09:48 PM
Fulanito....how about a referrence us gringos can identify with?
Posted by: oye | September 23, 2009 at 09:42 AM