Marla Butler is a Partner and Member of the Executive Committee of Thompson Hine LLP. She has also served as Partner in Charge of the firm’s Atlanta office and Chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
Butler is a trial lawyer and commercial litigator, representing technology companies in patent litigation and in trade secret and contract disputes in courts across the country.
Butler helps clients proactively take on commercial threats, assert their patent assets and/or defend against lawsuits that threaten their businesses.
Butler is a driven advocate, skilled at building and leading diverse teams of lawyers, scientists and economists to devise and implement successful litigation and trial strategies.
In addition to being driven to achieve successful outcomes for her clients, Butler is driven to mentor younger lawyers and help build and sustain inclusive environments where lawyers and other professionals of all races, genders, sexual orientations and backgrounds can reach the heights of their potential.
Butler serves on the board of directors for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and the board of directors of the Stonewall Bar Association. She is a member of the Atlanta IP Inn of Court.
