Tom
has a varied and challenging practice that
cuts across many areas of law. He has extensive
experience in business and corporate matters.
He has represented many non-profits and
other corporations, advising them on a wide
range of issues. He has also prepared agreements
and other documents to form corporations
and other organizations, such as limited
liability companies and joint ventures.
He has negotiated and/or prepared commercial
contracts and other documents necessary
to manage almost every aspect of his clients’
businesses, including their operations and
their acquisitions of other businesses.
Tom also has
extensive experience in civil litigation
and administrative matters. Tom has represented
clients in a variety of civil cases in both
state and federal court. He is a member
of the Alaska Bar Association and has been
admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme
Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tom also has a successful practice in matters
of public interest, including election disputes,
campaign finance law, and initiatives. He
routinely advises clients regarding campaign
finance laws, lobbying, and election laws.
He also appears regularly before the Alaska
Public Office Commission (APOC), which oversees
campaign financing and lobbying.
Tom also has
specialized expertise in administrative
law, procedures, and appeal. He has represented
clients in a variety of matters before administrative
agencies, in addition to APOC, the Regulatory
Commission of Alaska and other state agencies.
He was appointed Special Master by the U.S.
District Court to resolve administrative
claims involving the Exxon Valdez case litigation.
Tom has worked
on a wide variety of environmental issues,
including successfully pursuing insurance
coverage for clients engaged in litigation
over contaminated property. .
Tom received
his B.A. in 1976 from Hofstra University
in New York, where he graduated magna cum
laude, and his J.D. in 1985 from Boalt Hall
School of Law, U.C. Berkeley, where he was
Order of the Coif. On a personal note, Tom
is married and has two children. He enjoys,
in addition to spending time with his family
and friends, traveling, bicycling, cooking,
hiking, skiing, listening to music and watching
movies.
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