Sheree Martin

Tamela "Sheree" Martin received her J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1987 and the LL.M. in Taxation from The University of Florida in 1989. She earned a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from The University of Alabama in 2004. A native of Russellville, Alabama, Martin also received her B.A. from The University of Alabama in 1984, where she majored in broadcasting.

Ms. Martin is a member of the Alabama State Bar.

Ms. Martin originally practiced with the firm from 1992-1997. During that time, she was active in the Tuscaloosa Estate Planning Council and a member of the board of directors of FOCUS on Senior Citizens. She also served as an alumni adviser to the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority and is a graduate of Leadership Tuscaloosa, class of 1992-93.

During a ten-year hiatus from the practice of law, Ms. Martin earned a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and worked as a freelance writer and college professor. She spent four years at Oklahoma State University where she was an assistant professor in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting. While at Oklahoma State, Martin taught courses in media law and communication theory, among others. She also taught courses in media law and research methods at The University of Alabama and communication arts at Samford University. Ms. Martin is a member of the National Communication Association. Ms. Martin is also admitted to The Florida Bar but her status in “inactive” so she does not engage in the practice of law in Florida at the present time.

Ms. Martin's areas of practice are:

• Business Law
• Business Transactions
• First Amendment Law and matters related to mass media and mass communication
• Intellectual Property
• Internet and Computer Law, including privacy issues
• Estate Planning
• General taxation
• Environmental law and policy

Scholarly publications and presentations include:

• Respondent. (2006, November 18). Session Title: Unraveling the Google legal web: A microcosm of online free expression and intellectual property concerns. Panel session of the Freedom of Expression Division at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, San Antonio, TX.
• Krein, M.A., & Martin S. (2006). 60-seconds to air: Key research & production basics for a national television sports broadcast. In A. Raney & J. Bryant (Eds), Handbook of Sports and Media. Mahweh, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Martin, T.S. (2004). Broadcast radio programming: A content analysis to measure diversity in radio airplay (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Alabama, 2004). Dissertation Abstracts International, 66(02), 396A. (UMI No. 3163564).
• Bunker, M.D., Splichal, S., & Martin, S. (1999). Triggering the First Amendment: Newsgathering torts and press freedom. Communication Law & Policy, 4(3), 273-297.
• Martin, S. (2007, March 30). Tips for effective science communications. Missouri Valley Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.