Steve Martin was born in Hempstead, New York in 1955. He attended the University of Rhode Island, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in electronic computer engineering in 1977. Over the next 14 years, he worked as an electrical engineer and engineering manager for several companies, including General Electric, Sperry Flight Systems, GenRad, and Raytheon. While working for General Electric, he attended Syracuse University at night, earning a Master of Science degree in computer engineering in 1982. He entered the Boston University School of Law as a full time student in 1991, receiving a Juris Doctor degree in 1994. After graduation, he became an associate at the law firm of Morse, Altman, Dacey & Benson. He has been with the firm, now Altman & Martin, since then, becoming a partner in 2000. Mr. Martin is admitted to the bars of Massachusetts and New York, is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Mr. Martin specializes in patent and trademark prosecution and licensing.