Overview
Prior Experience
As a summer associate and law clerk with a competing firm, Tom conducted legal research and drafted motions in support of litigation, including those for summary judgment, preliminary injunction and default judgment. He has also prepared documents related to real estate transactions, business entity formation, and securities and tax matters, and participated in hearings and mediations. In his role as a judicial clerk with the Marion County Superior Court No. 5, Tom researched legal issues and wrote office memos and legal briefs to assist Judge John Chavis. Tom has also volunteered with a local student outreach clinic, providing legal advice to indigent persons.
Law is a second career for Tom after spending two decades as a teacher. While teaching across multiple grade levels and facilitating mastery and accessibility for students from diverse backgrounds, he held multiple leadership roles, including department chair and accreditation team leader, where he championed diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a beloved faculty member, Tom was also the recipient of the 2018 Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant. Through these experiences, Tom has honed exceptional communication skills which he now brings to the litigation context.
Personal Interests
In his free time, Tom enjoys being a father to three girls. A lifelong musician, Tom enjoys playing guitar and piano and is always looking for live music events to attend. Tom loves to stay physically active through running, weightlifting and hiking.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Indiana
Education
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D. cum laude, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review (executive note development editor) (2024)
University of Colorado
M.A. in Educational Leadership (2002)
Indiana University
B.S. in Secondary English Education (1999)
Insights & Events
Other Perspectives
- Walking on Hot Coals: Using the Inter-American Human Rights System to Protect Black Communities’ Right to a Healthy Environment
Author, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review, Vol. 34, No. 2 (2024)