Martin Vanderweil

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

Book 1

 * 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
 * Chapter 7: What's Mine is Yours
 * Chapter 8: Commingling
 * Chapter 9: Scene of the Crime
 * Chapter 10: Strategic Retreat
 * Chapter 11: Reasonable Doubt
 * Chapter 12: Probative Value
 * Chapter 13: Prior Restraint
 * Chapter 14: Nondisclosure
 * Chapter 15: Clear and Present Danger
 * Chapter 16: Collusion

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 Byrne. 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.

If you decide to go with Aislinn and the rest of the attorneys to Ten Mae without Gabe, he refuses to play the game of "Screw, Dump, Marry." He says that he would not screw any of his colleagues because it would be wildly unprofessional. If you choose to dump Sadie though, he believes that would be a bold move on your part.

Beau McGraw
Beau McGraw is also one of Martin's associates and fellow rivals in the competition.

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.
 * At the end of Book 1, Chapter 16, he replaces Sadie as Senior Partner after Sadie is ousted.