Rhett P. Martin will make a presentation at UCA on the topic of “Law and the Politics of Voter Suppression.” His presentation is April 25, 7:00 pm, Farris Honors Hall Presentation Room in the continuation of Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Honors College.
Rhett P. Martin is currently an attorney at Perkins Coie LLP in Madison, Wisconsin, where he specializes in intellectual property and commercial litigation. He also practices in the area of election law, and led the Lawyers’ Committee on Civil Rights’ election monitoring program in the state of Wisconsin during last year’s elections. Prior to moving to Madison in 2012, Rhett was an attorney in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in advocacy before appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Rhett graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2008, and obtained a masters in Greek and Roman History from Oxford University in 2005. Rhett obtained his B.A. in Philosophy from UCA in 2001. A graduate from the Honors College, he is UCA’s first Rhodes Scholar.