Martin Vanderweil

Martin Vanderweil, a character in the Laws of Attraction series, is one of your professional rivals. He is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Martin has short brown slicked hair, tanned skin and brown eyes. He wears a grey suit with a white shirt and a red and white dotted tie.

Personality
He is arrogant, believing that his credentials put him above the rest of his competition. He also acts rude and condescending towards others. Despite these qualities, he is also smart, realistic, and practical. He understands what jurors look for in plaintiffs and defendants, and what it takes to win them over.

Background
Martin is a graduate of Princeton (majoring in sociology, almost a decade ago) and Yale. He did a federal clerkship and was most recently an associate at Williams Fischer Burnhardt before joining McGraw Bryne.

Laws of Attraction

 * Chapter 1: Jury of Your Peers
 * Chapter 2: Burden of Proof
 * Chapter 3: Parentis Loco
 * Chapter 4: The Issue is Moot
 * Chapter 5: Day in (Moot) Court
 * Chapter 6: Age of Majority

Your Character
You meet him and the other associates in Chapter 1 when Sadie McGraw announces the competition to become partner. Of all your competitors, he is the most vocal in wanting to beat the group to win the position. If you try to make small talk, he seems annoyed but tells you that he lives nearby because commuting wastes time. In Chapter 2, he criticizes you for not being as well-versed on law as he is and tells you that you don't belong at McGraw Bryne. He states that your opposing counsel in your small town case could have cited Bates v. Arnoldson or Ruiz v. Elsop Arboretum that established previous maintenance costs aren't covered under tree law.

Miscellaneous

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Trivia

 * The name Martin is of Latin origin and means: Warrior, of Mars, warlike.
 * He shares the same name as Martin Stafford from The Freshman series, Martin from the LoveHacks series, Martin Silva from the High School Story: Class Act series and Martin Schmidt from Red Carpet Diaries, Book 3.