Tracy S. Morehouse

Shareholder

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Phone:

602.255.6045

Email:

tsm@tblaw.com

Legal Assistant:

Marsha Brott
602.255.6078

    

TRACY MOREHOUSE'S practice is centered on business disputes and business litigation, including business divorce, but she has vast experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation including: trademark and copyright infringement, unfair competition, advertising injury, insurance defense, product liability and contract disputes.

Prior to joining our firm, Tracy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cecil B. Patterson, Jr., of the Arizona Court of Appeals (1997-1999).  She was the 1996 recipient of the Maricopa County Bar Association's Outstanding Law Student of the Year Award and received national recognition for her advocacy skills as part of ASU's National Moot Court Team.

Tracy is a member of the trial practice and business law sections of the State Bar of Arizona, as well as a member of the litigation section of the Maricopa County Bar Association.  For the past four years, she has served as a member of the Judicial Performance Review (“JPR”) committee, which analyzes information on Arizona judges and provides feedback to the Commission on JPR.   Tracy is a past member of the Steering Committee for the Arizona Women Lawyer's Association and the Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court.

Tracy is a contributing author to the Arizona Corporate Practice Guide and has taught business law courses at State Bar CLEs, and elsewhere.  She is also a co-chair, along with Robert Royal of the firm, of a committee that is redrafting the Arizona Limited Liability Company Act for legislative reform.

Tracy frequently serves as a judge for ASU Law School's moot court competitions and has spent some of her free time in the past coaching high school mock trial teams and preparing them for statewide and national competitions.

NOTABLE CASE:
Tracy jointly tried a trademark infringement and unfair competition case in Wyoming state court that resulted in a $28 million damage award for her client.

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS:

• Fiduciary Duties in Limited Liability Companies
• Does Dual Representation in a Shareholder Derivative Suit   Create a Conflict of Interest Preventing the Attorney/Law Firm from Representing Both the Shareholder and the Corporation?
• Progressive Workplace Accommodating
• Payment of Legal Expenses: The Hidden Protections Available to Corporate Directors and Officers
• Legal Issues and Considerations in Forming Business Partnerships in General
• Arbitration Clauses: Be Aware of Them and What They Can Mean to Your Pocketbook

COURT AND BAR ADMISSIONS:

Arizona (1997)
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (2000)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuit (2004)