Bio

Professional Profile

For the past 37 years, Tom has tried commercial and product liability lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout the country. He serves as national product liability trial counsel for a number of product manufacturers. He also has been selected as regional defense counsel for companies that manufacture a wide range of consumer and industrial products. In addition to defending these companies in litigation, Tom provides counseling regarding product safety issues and the development of on-product warnings and instructional brochures.

In addition to his work for product manufacturers, Tom also has significant trial and coordinating counsel experience in commercial cases. In 1997, he led a team of lawyers who successfully tried the first federal civil case that arose from the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Additionally, he successfully tried the first case arising from an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act that went to trial in the federal court for the District of Kansas. Tom also has led the defense of companies in defeating the certification of nationwide and state classes in product and commercial class action litigation. Tom has served and is serving as liaison counsel in federal MDL lawsuits and in doing so regularly works with many of this country's leading lawyers.

Publications

Co-author of the Kansas chapter of “Product Liability Desk Reference” and of the Missouri chapter of “Business Torts: A Fifty State Guide” published by Wolters Kluwer.

Distinctions

Selected to “The Best Lawyers in America” in five categories including:

Bet-the Company Litigation,

Commercial Litigation,

Mass Tort Litigation,

Personal Injury Litigation and

Product Liability Litigation

Designated as a “Super Lawyer” in product liability litigation

“AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell

Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Listed in Chambers USA; www.chambersandpartners.com

Professional Memberships

Member of the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), Corporate and trial counsel that prepare amicus curiae briefs in significant product liability cases

Education

University of Virginia (J.D., 1979)
Member, The Raven Society
University of Virginia (B.A., 1976)

Admissions & Qualifications

Missouri, 1979

U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

U. S. District Court, District of Kansas

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U. S. Supreme Court

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