Before embarking on his legal career, Mr. Martzen attended Baylor University where he participated in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core program and graduated with a BA in political science and environmental studies. At Baylor, Mr. Martzen also completed AFROTC and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force upon graduation. After Baylor, the Air Force selected Mr. Martzen for a program that allowed him to immediately attend law school, and Mr. Martzen enrolled at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. During his first year, he received American Jurisprudence awards, granted for high academic achievement, in Constitutional Law and Legal Research & Writing. During his second year of law school, his client counseling team was runner-up in a national competition held by the American Bar Association. After his third year, he received his Juris Doctor degree with distinction and was honored by selection into the national Order of Barristers.