Biography
Earl W. Houston, II is a Director and Shareholder with Martin Tate, where he defends transportation, retail, manufacturing, construction, and insurance companies in lawsuits such as wrongful death, catastrophic injury, property damage, premises liability, products liability, professional negligence, employment law, and general business disputes. He has trial and mediation experience and is licensed to practice before federal and state courts in Tennessee and Mississippi.
In 2009, Governor Phil Bredesen appointed Mr. Houston to the Tennessee Board of Court Reporting, a body of judges, attorneys, and court reporters that sets policies and procedures to protect the written record in legal proceedings. Governor Bill Haslam later reappointed him to the Board.
Mr. Houston was selected for the Merit Selection Panel for the Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges for the Western District of Tennessee in 2010 and 2017. He served as President of the Memphis/Mid-South Chapter of the Federal Bar Association in 2016, and he joined Martin Tate in 2008.