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Obituaries

May 29, 2019

Don Martens, co-founder of Knobbe Martens, dies at 85

Knobbe Martens co-founder Don Martens is remembered as a principled attorney and a friend first.

Don Martens, co-founder of Knobbe Martens, dies at 85
Knobbe Martens co-founder Don Martens

Knobbe Martens co-founder and powerhouse intellectual property attorney Don Martens died Wednesday. He was 85.

Firm partner Joseph R. Re remembered Martens as a great leader whose calming influence always led to the most expeditious resolutions.

“Don was rather soft-spoken. He was very gentle. And through that, being a perfect gentleman, he was a great leader,” Re said. “In a litigation practice, y...

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