

Biography
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 trials and arbitrations of complex business disputes in counties in every nook and cranny of Texas and across the country from California to New York. He has represented major and independent producers, operators and other mineral interest owners, as well as oil field service companies, drilling contractors, pipeline companies and refiners in a wide variety of business litigation. He frequently handles litigation involving disputes concerning mineral title, joint operating agreements, farmout agreements, pipeline agreements, IADC contracts, trade secrets, and business fraud. Marty is a AAA panel arbitrator for Commercial Disputes.
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1996-2022 Cox & Smith Incorporated/Dykema Gossett