Tom is a Pittsburgh native and earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.  He represents municipal governments, government officials and employees, private employers, individuals and insurance carriers in a variety of litigation matters.

Tom defends government entities, as well as their elected officials and employees, in the areas of civil rights and government tort liability and employment law matters.  He also defends insurance carriers and their insureds in the areas of professional negligence and malpractice, employment discrimination and premises liability.  Tom also provides counseling to a number of small businesses on personnel and human resources issues.

In addition to being licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Tom is also licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in West Virginia.  He is on the list of Arbitrators, Mediators and Neutral Evaluators in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Tom joined the firm in 2004 after many years of practice with another Pittsburgh law firm.

He has lectured for the Defense Research Institute at its annual Civil Rights and Government Tort Liability Program and has made numerous presentations to clients and various other organizations in the areas of civil rights and governmental tort liability and employment law.

Professional Associations and Memberships
Federal Bar Association-Western PA Chapter
Past President, 2004-2006

American Bar Association
Tort & Insurance Practice Section; Governmental Liability Committee

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Civil Litigation & Municipal Law Sections; Judicial Administrative Committee

Allegheny County Bar Association
Civil Litigation Section; Federal Court Section

Defense Research Institute
Governmental Liability, Insurance Law & Employment Law Committees

Pennsylvania Defense Institute

Professional Presentations
Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability
Defense Research Institute, 1996