Max Lalon Tribble, Jr.

Max Lalon Tribble, Jr. is a prominent patent litigator and a permanent member of Susman Godfrey's Executive Committee. His practice primarily focuses on complex intellectual property disputes, encompassing a broad array of technologies. These include microprocessors and integrated circuits, internet-based software and systems, operating systems, videogames, graphics processing, streaming media, global-positioning systems, neural network and expert system software, seismic surveying, computer-controlled lighting, roadway safety equipment, Wi-Fi 6, and IoT technologies. He is particularly recognized for his expertise in the technology sector.

While Tribble has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property cases, his prominent reported patent litigation results are predominantly on the plaintiff side, aligning with the provided case appearance data. He has secured significant plaintiff verdicts and settlements, including a $300 million licensing agreement for MicroUnity against Intel, followed by additional licensing payments from Apple, Samsung, AMD, and Texas Instruments.

Other notable outcomes include a $40 million jury award for Two-Way Media against AT&T, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and later settled. He also obtained a $65.7 million jury verdict for Paltalk Holdings against Cisco Systems for patent infringement related to Webex's audio server technology, having previously secured patent wins for Paltalk against Sony, Activision, and Microsoft. More recently, he secured a $37.5 million verdict for Atlas Global Technologies in a Wi-Fi 6 patent infringement case against TP-Link and was involved in Fractus v. Verizon, which settled in March 2026. He also represented Atlas Global Technologies LLC in a case against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., which settled.

Max Tribble has been involved in cases with implications for Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings, as evidenced by his inclusion in communications regarding patent narrowing in a case where IPR numbers were mentioned. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988 and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988 and his B.A. from The University of Texas in 1985.