Martin B. Sipple
Florida Bar Board Certified in Business Litigation and an adjunct professor at Florida State University, Marty Sipple focuses his practice in the areas of business litigation and intellectual property, representing clients in a variety of industries.
Martin Sipple, a shareholder with Ausley McMullen and board certified by The Florida Bar in the area of Business Litigation, focuses his practice in the areas of business litigation and intellectual property matters.
Marty is an experienced trial attorney who regularly represents a variety of business clients in both state and federal trial courts. In his intellectual property practice which includes patent, trademark and copyright matters, Marty has represented clients in numerous industries ranging from industrial products and educational service providers to bioscience companies and microbreweries.
Prior to joining the firm, Marty served as a clerk for the Nebraska Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Marty is also an adjunct professor at the Florida State University College of Law where he teaches trial practice and serves as Chair of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- State of Florida
- State of Illinois
- State of Missouri
- State of Nebraska
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- United States District Courts for the Districts of Nebraska
Education
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J.D., Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1991
- Order of the Coif
- B.A., High Distinction, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1988
- Washington University Law Quarterly in 1991, Executive Notes and Comments Editor
Practices
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Construction Law
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Products Liability
- Sunshine and Public Records Law
Community Involvement
- American Bar Association
- Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract and Business Cases (2015-present)
- Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee (2006-2013)
- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University School of Law (Trial Practice)
- Leadership Tallahassee Class XVII
- Community Catalyst, Knight Creative Communities Institute (2009-2010)
Awards & Recognition
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2022
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, 2023 - Present
Publications/Articles
- Northern District of Florida Litigation Checklists, Practical Law, 2015
- "The Wild, Wild Western Hemisphere: Due Process and Treaty Limitations on the Power of U.S. Courts to Try Foreign Nationals Abducted Abroad," 68 Washington U.L.Q. 1047 (1990)
Career Experience
- Associate, Thompson Coburn, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993-1997
- Law Clerk, The Honorable William D. Stiehl, United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1992-1993
- Law Clerk, The Honorable C. Thomas White, Associate Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1991-1992
