Rachel Stewart Martin is a Mobile, Alabama, native and 2013 graduate of Cumberland School of Law. She serves as the director of clinics, externships, and public interest, where she oversees Cumberland’s clinical and externship programs and develops opportunities for students to engage in meaningful public interest work. In this role, Martin works to enhance experiential learning opportunities, connect students with real-world legal practice, and foster partnerships with public interest organizations. Additionally, Martin is an adjunct professor of domestic relations.

Martin is the co-author of West’s Alabama Family Law (Alabama Practice Series) (2nd. ed.), a domestic relations treatise, and speaks regularly at local and national conferences and continuing legal education (CLE) seminars on topics of professional development, career services best practices, and domestic relations. In recognition of her contributions to student success, Martin received the 2023 Staff Appreciation Award, the highest recognition awarded to law school staff.

Martin graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama before moving to Birmingham to attend law school. While at Cumberland, she served on the Executive Board of the Cumberland Law Review and had two writings selected for publication in the Review. Martin was a member of Cumberland’s nationally-ranked Trial Team, representing Cumberland as an advocate in both regional and invitation-only trial competitions, and she served on the Executive Trial Board as co-director of Client Counseling. For her work in trial advocacy, Martin was awarded the Alabama Chapter of the American Association for Justice Serve and Protect the Public Award and was inducted into the National Order of Barristers. She was also awarded the Alabama State Bar Family Law Section Scholarship for her performance in the subjects of domestic and juvenile law.

Prior to joining Cumberland School of Law, Martin practiced exclusively in the field of domestic relations as a partner in the boutique Birmingham firm Crittenden Partners, where she specialized in litigating complex, high-asset estates and family law appeals. She is an active member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, the Junior League of Birmingham, and the Birmingham Bar Association.

Martin lives in Vestavia Hills with her husband and daughter.