Martin Tate is pleased to announce that Shea Sisk Wellford has been recognized as 2027 Lawyer of the Year in the area of Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America, the nation’s leading peer-review publication for the legal profession. Only 5% of U.S. lawyers earn the Lawyer of the Year honor annually.
Ms. Wellford also is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Bankruptcy Litigation.
A shareholder with Martin Tate, Ms. Wellford represents large and small businesses, financial institutions, and individuals in civil litigation. She has broad experience representing clients for more than 25 years in cases involving commercial and business disputes, construction issues, contracts, non-competition litigation, business torts, trade secrets, intellectual property, products liability, defamation, fraud, lender liability, property disputes, employee issues, and insurance coverage questions, among others. In addition, she represents clients in arbitration.
Ms. Wellford also serves as outside general counsel for various clients. Her work includes reviewing and drafting contracts, developing strategies to avoid legal issues, and assisting in strategic planning from a legal perspective.
Ms. Wellford is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Chair of the Executive Committee of Martin Tate, and has served as President of the Memphis Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association Mid-South Chapter, and Leo Bearman, Jr. American Inn of Court. She is also listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers for Business Litigation and is AV rated by Martindale Hubble.