Professional Experience

Tom is of counsel with Walter & Haverfield and is a member of the firm's Litigation and Employment Law Services. Tom has tried many cases in both federal and state courts. Before joining the firm, Tom was a shareholder, director and chair of the Trial Department at McDonald, Hopkins. Prior to that, he was a shareholder and head of the Trial Department at Cavitch, Familo & Durkin. He belongs to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and was recognized in Inside Business Magazine (2004-2009) as among Northeast Ohio's "Leading Lawyers." He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Through the years, Tom has specialized in non-compete and trade secret litigation. He has also specialized in employment/wrongful discharge cases in federal and state courts, as well as before the E.E.O.C. and the O.C.R.C. In counseling employers, Tom has written numerous employment manuals.

Areas Of Emphasis

Litigation

  • Through the years, Tom has specialized in non-compete and trade secret litigation. He has also specialized in employment/wrongful discharge cases in federal and state courts, as well as before the E.E.O.C. and the O.C.R.C. In counseling employers, Tom has written numerous employment manuals.

  • Tom has represented many clients in majority/minority shareholder lawsuits and disputes. Most often Tom has either represented the majority shareholders or the company.

Presentations

  • "2010 Walter & Haverfield LLP Labor and Employment Law Seminar," "Taking the Plaintiff's Deposition in a Wrongful Termination Case," Outline, Holiday Inn in Independence, September 30, 2010.

Professional & Community Associations

  • Brecksville Planning Commission
  • Brecksville Towne Center, Inc. - Director and Founding Member
  • Fairlawn Country Club - Board Member and former President
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Education

University of Detroit, Classical Bachelor of Arts, 1962
University of Detroit, J.D., 1966

Licensed to Practice

  • Ohio
  • Michigan (Inactive)
  • Federal District and Appellate Courts
  • U. S. Tax Court

Awards & Recognitions

2004 - present - Selected for inclusion in Inside Business magazine's listing of Northeast Ohio's "Leading Lawyers," an honor bestowed upon only one percent of the region's practicing attorneys - Civil Litigation

AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell

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