• Sean W. Martin
  • Member
  • 801 Broad Street, Third Floor
  • Pioneer Building
  • Chattanooga,TN 37402
  • 423.424.3913 fax: 423.308.0913

Representative Client Work

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Roark, 2009 WL 1085799, (Ga.App. Apr 23, 2009)

Dyair 2000, Inc. v. Blue Winged Olive, L.L.C., 2009 WL 311132, (E.D.Tenn. Feb 06, 2009)

Waldman v. Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., 2008 WL 4415582, (E.D.Tenn. Sep 24, 2008)

Lynne Smith v. Otis Elevator Co., 2008 WL 2944678 (N.D. Ga. July 31, 2008)

Globe American Cas. Co. v. Davis, 2008 WL 586419, (E.D.Tenn. Feb 27, 2008)

Timmons v. Taylor Farms Tennessee, Inc., 2007 WL 789520, (Tenn.Workers Comp.Panel Mar 16, 2007)

Abels ex rel. Hunt v. Genie Industries, Inc., 202 S.W.3d 99, (Tenn. 2006)

Roch v. Humane Society of Bedford County, Tenn., Inc., 134 Fed.Appx. 68, (6th Cir.(Tenn.) Jun 08, 2005)

Bar & Court Admissions

Tennessee; Georgia; US District Court for Eastern and Middle Tennessee; US District Court for Northern District of Georgia;

US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Professional Affiliations

Defense Research Institute (Publication Chair of Construction Law Committee, Commercial Litigation)

ALFA International

Chattanoooga Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Georgia Bar Association

United States Green Building Council--East Tennessee Chapter

Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel

Publications and Lectures

"We the Jury: Evidence, Deliberation, Verdict", PLRB/ LIRB Conference, Nashville, April 2011

"You've Been Served, Effective Deposition Strategies for High Level Executives", ALFA International Client Seminar, Hollywood, FL., March 2011 

"Liability Law Update", Chartis, Atlanta, March 2011  

"Challenges and Solutions for Multi-jurisdictional Claims in Workers' Comp", Atlanta Claims Association Winter Seminar, February 2011 

"Effective Deposition Strategies", speaker PLRB/ LIRB Conference, San Antonio, TX, March 2010

"Green Building--New Construction Principles, New Litigation Issues", speaker, Tennessee Claims Association Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, May 2009.

"Economic Loss Doctrine", speaker, PLRB/LIRB Annual Meeting, Seattle, March 2009

"AIA Contracts in Tennessee--The 2007 Edition", speaker for Lorman Education Services, Knoxville, January 2009

"Green or Sustainable Construction", speaker for Lorman Education Servcies, TVA Knoxville, January 2009

"Sustainable Design and Building Green:  What it is, How it is Done and the Legal Consequences of Getting There in Tennessee", speaker for Lorman Education Services, Knoxville, January 2009.

"Green Building--New Construction Principles, New Litigation Issues", speaker, DRI Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 2008

Publications:
"Construction Litigation Desk Reference--A Fifty State Guide to Construction Litigation", DRI Defense Library Series, September 2009

"Defending Today's Issues and Preparing for Tomorrow's", For the Defense, August 2008

"Providing Information, Access and Opportunity", For the Defense, August 2007

"Tennessee Construction Lien Law Gets Overhaul", The Critical Path, September 2007

"Who's Responsible for the Scotch?", In Transit, Winter 2006

"Strategic Shift at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:, In Transit, Fall 2006