An experienced trial lawyer working principally in the energy industry, Marty Truss brings a committed and tough, yet practical, approach to solving clients’ problems in complex commercial litigation. Whether charting a strategic course through pre-litigation controversies to first-chair courtroom advocacy in “bet the company” litigation, high net-worth individuals and businesses of varying size and sophistication routinely turn to Marty for his creative, results-oriented approach to dispute resolution. Marty has represented clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations of complex business disputes throughout Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, Louisiana, Arkansas and New York. Marty frequently handles partnership and other business disputes involving contemplated or consummated mergers and acquisitions, theft of trade secrets, litigation involving mineral title, surface use and royalty issues, joint operating agreements, farmout agreements, pipeline agreements, IADC contracts, and securities fraud. He is the Co-Leader of the Firm's Energy Industry Team and serves as the Office Managing Member of Dykema's San Antonio office. According to clients quoted in Chambers USA 2021, Marty is “well regarded for his experience in litigation relating to the energy sector.”

Bar Admissions

Texas

Education
St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, Executive Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1996 The University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A., Humanities, 1992