Related Information
Education
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University of Michigan Law School
J.D., magna cum laude, 1999
Order of the Coif; The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Associate Editor
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Vanderbilt University
B.A., cum laude, 1996
Interdisciplinary Modern European Studies and French Language and Literature
Admissions
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Delaware
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Service Areas
- Business Litigation
- Complex / Large Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Advocacy
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
- Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
- Creditors' Rights, Out-of-Court Workouts & Commercial Litigation
Industry Experience
- Banking / Financial Services
- Financing
- Telecommunications
- Transportation, Highways & Bridges
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Delaware Bar Association
- Commercial Law League of America
- Lawyers' Association for Women - Nashville
Community Involvement
- Morning Star Sanctuary, Board of Directors
Madison L. Martin became an associate in the firm's Nashville office after practicing law in Delaware for several years with a focus on bankruptcy and general commercial litigation. In 2009, she became Counsel to the firm. She is a member of the Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Service Group. Ms. Martin has been a faculty member, speaker and author with respect to numerous bankruptcy law topics. She was named as a Rising Star by Mid-South Super Lawyers for 2010 and 2011.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure in Delaware," National Business Institute, January and July 2004
- Co-author with Robert C. Goodrich, Jr., "Money in the 'Till," NORTON BANKRUPTCY LAW ADVISOR, October 2004, Issue No. 10
- Author, "Changes Effective October 17, 2005," Financial Institutions Advisor, October 2005
- Faculty member, writer and speaker, "Overcoming the Challenges of Complex Bankruptcy Cases in Tennessee," sponsored by the National Business Institute, December 2005
- Co-author with Robert C. Goodrich, Jr., "Deadly Double Discounting," NORTON BANKRUPTCY LAW ADVISOR, Issue No. 8, August 2006
- "Stern v. Marshall: Bankruptcy Court Authority Limited," Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, June 30, 2011
Before Stites & Harbison
Following her graduation from law school, Madison served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Milton I. Shadur of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 2000-04, Madison practiced bankruptcy law and commercial litigation in Delaware and has substantial experience representing both debtors and creditors in large Chapter 11 cases and adversary proceedings.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Madison has worked on a pro bono basis, in significant consumer bankruptcy and family law matters, including representing disabled debtors, obtaining protective orders for domestic abuse victims, and representing adoptive parents in adoption proceedings. She also coordinates fund raising activities for community non-profit organizations dedicated to assisting victims of physical violence. Madison also serves as a Director on the Board of Morning Star Sanctuary, a local non-profit shelter for domestic abuse victims.