Shauna R. Martin

Biography

Shauna R. Martin is the co-founder of Grable Martin PLLC, a full-service law firm with over 30 lawyers in Dallas, Austin and Houston Texas.  Shauna maintains a full practice specializing in corporate M&A transactions and serving as the outside General Counsel for both private and publicly traded companies, primarily in the communications industry.   In addition to maintaining a vibrant practice Shauna serves as one of the managing partners of Grable Martin which is a certified Women Owned Business.

Shauna and her sister

Shauna has over 25 years of experience as a corporate attorney with extensive experience in technology law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate security matters.   She has served as an Executive and General Counsel for a number of large international companies, both public and private, including Tri-Star Aerospace (an international aerospace parts distributor formerly publicly traded on NYSE), Hotels.com (an online hotel booking search engine company formerly traded on NASDAQ) and Ribbon Communications (an international telecom equipment manufacturer formerly known as GENBAND and currently traded on NASDAQ as RBBN).   During her 12+ year tenure at GENBAND (now Ribbon), Shauna served as a leader of an active M&A team which closed over 12 acquisitions during an 8 year period, including the legendary acquisition of assets out of the bankrupt Nortel business with entities and employees spanning more than 50 different countries.

Raised in Norman, Arkansas a small town west of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Shauna obtained her BA from the University of Central Arkansas, her JD from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and her LLM from the University of Missouri School of Law.  Shauna began her legal career at the 700+ member firm, Husch Blackwell, and is admitted to practice law in Texas and Arkansas.

Shauna’s legal work has garnered her numerous awards including Best General Counsel by the Association of Corporate Counsel, as well as a variety of other nominations and awards for her General Counsel roles.  She has served as an active member of the Texas General Counsel Forum, the Association of Corporate Counsel and is a founding member and former President-Elect of the Association of Women in Technology.

In 2005, Shauna was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, and in late 2017, Shauna began her second battle with breast cancer after being re-diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer.

A cornerstone to Shauna’s ability to thrive during her continued treatment for breast cancer has been her focus on healthy eating, including her daily habit of consuming an organic green juice.   Convinced of the healthy power of green juice, Shauna followed her heart, and in 2012 founded Daily Greens, an organic cold pressed juice company.   Daily Greens grew quickly, and Shauna’s organic green juice creations were distributed for over 8 years in thousands of retail outlets nationwide such as Whole Foods, Costco, Target, Walmart, Safeway, Kroger’s, and Sprouts.

Shauna is the author of the Daily Greens 4-Day Cleanse

As Shauna continues her battle with breast cancer she also continues to serve as an active advocate for those affected by breast cancer.  Shauna has served and continues to serve on multiple boards for organizations that provide support and services to women battling breast cancer, including the Young Survival Coalition and the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas (BCRC).   She is a co-founder of Pink Ribbon Cowgirls, a social network of young breast cancer survivors, the Texas Mamma Jamma Ride, a bike ride which has raised millions to support those with breast cancer in Austin, Texas, and Art Bra Austin, a Gala which raises over half a million dollars annually to support the mission of the BCRC.   Shauna has received multiple awards for her breast cancer advocacy work, including the prestigious Komen Pink Diamond Warrior Award.

Shauna is the author of the Daily Greens 4-Day Cleanse profiling her journey to health and wellness following her first diagnosis with breast cancer, and Shauna’s courageous story and continued battle with breast cancer has been featured in numerous national feature segments including: MSNBC News Nation with Tameron Hall, Fox News, Fox Small Business Center, and CNBC; and in a number of national publications such as: Huffington Post Business, Family Circle, InStyle, Glamour, Self, Shape, Redbook and Cooking Light.

Shauna with her son, Cooper and their Labrador Retriever, CJ.

Today, Shauna lives in Austin, Texas, with her 16 year old son, Cooper and their chocolate Labrador Retriever, CJ.