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Former drug dealer now sworn in as attorney before same judge who challenged him to change his life
By Veronica Meadows and David Komer online producer
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FOX 2 - For Ed Martell the moment he was sworn in as an attorney earlier this month didn t just represent the start of a new career. It marked years of tireless determination - and a journey that started in the very same courtroom. I was certain my way it took a miracle, God sent that miracle in the form of a judge behind a bench of all places, he said.
Inkster man turns life around from drug dealing to becoming lawyer
by Nancy Derringer Edward Martell met Wayne County Circuit Judge Bruce Morrow in a place no young man wants to be: Standing in his courtroom, utterly at his mercy.
Edward Martell, newly minted lawyer (Photo: Nancy Derringer) It was 2005, and Martell, a 27-year-old high-school dropout from Inkster with no plan for his life other than continuing to sell drugs, was in a very vulnerable position. Out on bail from one arrest in Romulus, he’d been snared by another drug sting in Dearborn Heights. He was looking at prison time, 1 to 20 years of it, for delivery and manufacture of crack cocaine.
WESTERLY â Michael âSpikeâ Lobdell, founder, president and CEO of New England Science & Sailing in Stonington, has joined a distinguished group of local residents.
Lobdell, widely applauded for creating one of the most successful community sailing programs in the country, is this yearâs Citizen of the Year, an award bestowed by the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce and considered by many to be the highest honor for business leaders in the two-state region.
Established in 1957, the award recognizes the âoutstanding leadershipâ and the âexceptional contributionsâ made by award-winners to the greater Westerly-Stonington region. In selecting the person to honor each year, chamber members consider qualities like community leadership, integrity and creativity. Candidates must also possess âstrong communication skills and broad social perspectives,â said Chamber President Lisa Konicki in a statement announcing the award.Â
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