• Tom received his Bachelor of Science degree from St. John's University in 1972 and his law degree from Creighton University in 1975.

Tom was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

 Tom is a member of the Eau Claire County Bar Association where he served as president, the State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation Section), and Wisconsin Defense Counsel. He is a past Governor of the State Bar of Wisconsin and has served on the District 8 Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility. He has participated in the Lawyers Skills Program at the University of Wisconsin Law School and has lectured at various civil trial seminars. Tom has been named numerous times as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer by Law and Politics and Milwaukee Magazine. In both 2011 and 2012, Tom was also selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® publication in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation.

Tom's litigation practice focuses on the areas of insurance defense, personal injury, and business disputes, as well as representation of clients involved in professional malpractice.

Growing up in Northwest Wisconsin, it was appropriate that Tom returned to Eau Claire upon graduation from law school. Tom received his Bachelor of Science degree from St. John's University in 1972 and his law degree from Creighton University in 1975 where he was a member of the editorial staff of Creighton University Law Review. He was licensed to practice law in Wisconsin in 1975 and is also licensed to practice law in federal courts in Wisconsin, the US Circuit Court of Appeals-7th Circuit and the US Supreme Court.