TAMPA, FL – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, is pleased to announce that Tampa partner Suzette M. Marteny has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Suzi is a Registered Patent Attorney who assists companies and individuals with both transactional and litigation patent, trademark and copyright matters. She also has broad experience in sweepstakes, gambling and advertising law, including advising a broad range of companies regarding Federal Trade Commission compliance. Suzi’s practice extends to a wide range of industries, including Aviation, Telemarketing, Craft Beer, Internet Marketing, Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Hospitality, Bar/Restaurant Supplies, Smart Cards Manufacturing, Municipal infrastructure, Fashion, Chemical, Consumables, Telecommunications, Sewer Repair, Sports Equipment, Medical Devices, Software, Technology, Internet, Domain Names.
The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.
Suzi received her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, and her B.A., magna cum laude, in INS-Chemistry from the University of South Florida.
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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service business law firm with more than 245 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.