S. Shepherd Tate Celebrates 100 Years
The attorneys and staff at Martin, Tate Morrow & Marston send their very best wishes to S. Shepherd Tate, who celebrates his 100th birthday today! Not only do we honor this special day, we celebrate the wonderful life of our law firm’s co-founder and leader, whose extraordinary achievements and lifetime of leadership have been an inspiration to all of us.
read moreEarl Houston Honored with the Sam Myar, Jr. Memorial Award

Earl W. Houston II, a Director with the Memphis-based law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., was awarded the Sam A. Myar, Jr. Memorial Award, one of the most coveted honors given by the Memphis Bar Association.
read moreMartin Tate Attorneys Named Among America's Best
Memphis, TN – Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., is pleased to announce that eight of its attorneys are included in Best Lawyers in America 2018©.
read moreMartin Tate Attorneys Gain Leadership on Key ABA Committee
Memphis, TN - Lewis Wardlaw and Earl W. Houston II, with the law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., remain active in the American Bar Association’s Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), with Mr. Wardlaw appointed in 2017 as Chairman-Elect of the committee and Mr. Houston appointed as a Vice Chairman for ...
read moreJames C. Warner Honored as a Pillar of Excellence
Memphis, TN (August 3, 2017) – Memphis attorney James C. Warner, with the law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., will be among a select group of Memphis attorneys and judges to be honored as Pillars of Excellence by the University of Memphis Law Alumni Chapter.
read moreMartin Tate Attorneys Richard M. Carter and Adam J. Eckstein present at seminar sponsored by The Patent Subcommittee of the Standing Local Rules Committee for the Western District of Tennessee -- The Changing Landscape of Patent Law: Impact of Patent Cases from the 2016-2017 Supreme Court Term on Patent Litigation and Practice
by Richard M. Carter and Adam J. Eckstein - “[T]he phrase ‘substantial portion’ in 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(1) has a quantitative, not a qualitative, meaning. . . . [The statute] does not cover the supply of a single component of a multicomponent invention.”
read moreMatthew Gabriel Named Director at Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C.
Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. is pleased to announce that Matthew P. Gabriel has been named a director of the law firm.
read moreMartin Tate Attorney Named to American College of Trial Lawyers
Shea Sisk Wellford, a shareholder and director with the Memphis-based law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
read moreMartin Tate Attorneys Named Among America's Best
Memphis, TN – (August 15, 2016) – Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys are included in Best Lawyers in America 2017©.
read moreRecalculating the Risk of Intellectual Property Litigation: The U.S. Supreme Court Lowers the Threshold for Awarding Attorneys' Fees in Patent Litigation

On April 29, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions that substantially relaxed the standard for awarding attorneys’ fees in patent infringement litigation. The opinions likely will relax the standard for awarding attorneys’ fees in trademark and copyright cases, too. Take note, because the benchmarks for assessing the risk of intellectual property litigation just moved.
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