Tricia A. Martino

Practice Areas

Business Law • Intellectual Property Litigation and Prosecution • Employment & Labor Law • Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith • Litigation • Trademark Infringement Litigation • E-Discovery • Business/Commercial Litigation • (DTSA) Defend Trade Secrets Act • Patent Infringement Litigation • Cybersecurity and Data Privacy • Copyright Litigation and Prosecution • Trade Secrets | Computer Fraud and Abuse Act • Professional Liability • Products Liability and Catastrophic Injury • Probate, Estates and Trusts Litigation • Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS/UAV) Drone Law Advocacy • Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability • Advertising Injury and Intellectual Property Loss • Commercial Liability • Environmental and Toxic Torts • Excess and Surplus Lines • Life, Health and Disability • Intellectual Property Litigation, Protection and Prosecution

Overview

Tricia Martino practices in the firm’s litigation practice group with an emphasis on the substantive areas of Business Litigation, Employment and Trade Secret Law, Intellectual Property, and Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Law.

Tricia has experience in matters involving breach of contract claims under the CISG, and insurance cases involving both personal and commercial policies.

Prior to working at Houston Harbaugh, Tricia worked in the Chambers of the Honorable Judith F. Olson where she assisted in drafting appellate opinions for cases within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

In law school, Tricia published, “Fear of Change: Carpenter v. United States and the Third-Party Doctrine” in the 58th edition of the Duquesne Law Review (58 Duq. L. Rev. 353). She is also an active member in the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) where she co-chaired the record-breaking 2021 ACBA YLD Children’s Gift Drive where they successfully coordinated attorneys and law firms to sponsor gifts for almost 900 children.

Experience

Allegheny County Bar Association (“ACBA”)
- Elected Young Lawyers Division Council Member
- YLD Communications Committee Co-chair
- YLD Public Service Committee Member
- YLD Children’s Gift Drive and Holiday Party Co-Chair
- Appellate Practice Committee
- Women in Law Division Member
- ACBA YLD Bar Leadership Initiative Member
Duquesne Law Alumni Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania Defense Institute