The firm announced the name change to recognize the efforts and leadership of partners Loraine Lyons, Xerxes Martin, Porter Heath Morgan and Patrick Watts.
10/03/2022 4:00 P.M.
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Malone Frost Martin PLLC, an ACA International member company, is excited to announce that it has changed its name to now be known as Martin Lyons Watts Morgan PLLC. The firm announced the name change to recognize the efforts and leadership of partners Loraine Lyons, Xerxes Martin, Porter Heath Morgan, and Patrick Watts.
Martin and Watts have led the litigation team over the years and recently argued and won the seminal appellate cases of DeGroot v. Client Services Inc., Persinger v. Southwest Credit Systems LP, Perez v. MVBA LLC, and Magdy v. I.C. System Inc., in various jurisdictions across the country. They will continue leading the firm’s litigation team to help shape the body of law and protect the accounts receivables industry and with the firm’s representation of clients nationwide.
Lyons and Morgan have over 50 years of combined in-house compliance experience and will lead the firm’s compliance department with a focus on serving clients with their compliance and leadership initiatives. Lyons and Morgan both serve as general counsel and advisors to numerous clients, including collection agencies, collection law firms, debt buyers, financial service companies, fintech companies, health care providers and technology companies.
The name change was made to recognize the experience, impact, and service the partners bring to their clients as well as their leadership to the firm. It is also important to recognize the firm’s founder, Robbie Malone. The firm thanks its founder Robbie Malone for her inspiration and leadership and will continue to honor her commitment to serving clients through zealous advocacy. The firm will also continue to support the ACA International Education Foundation Robbie Malone Scholarship established last year for her legacy.
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