MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Ruth Addison Martin

Firm/Organization: Addison Martin Law, LLC

Family: Married with three boys

How long have you been practicing law and what are your practice areas? I started practicing in 2007. I generally focus on: Business law, Criminal law, Labor & Employment Law, and Landlord/Tenant law to name a few

What do you like most about being a lawyer? Every day represents a new opportunity to help someone in need

What has been your biggest professional achievement? Passing the bar exam at 21 years old

What is your passion outside of work and the law? Traveling around the world

What is the best advice you have ever received? Don’t assume you know the answer, simply ask the question, and see what you learn

How long have you been a TCBA member? Since 2007

Has your career benefited from being a member of the TCBA? If so, please share. Yes, I served as the Chair of the Diversity Development Committee several years ago. I was able to meet and mentor several middle and high school children. Some of them have decided to pursue careers in law and law enforcement

If you could spend the day with one attorney/judge, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

RBG. She is a trailblazer that knows how to get a seat at the table and get people to listen

What is your favorite book, movie, or television show?

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Tell us a fun fact that no one knows about you! I was once accidentally bitten by a family pet, Xena, an albino boa constrictor

What is your favorite food? Fried plantains (my family is from Ghana, West Africa)