Tom investigates new matters and creates end-game strategies to accomplish client goals in litigation and regulatory arenas. Tom directs national discovery and trial preparation for product manufacturers and plant owners, and he manages government affairs projects for manufacturers and distributors of federally regulated products. He combines human experience with the power of technology to identify and evaluate trends, and construct positive outcomes. Tom is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Minnesota, and has appeared pro hac vice in numerous other states.

Tom is from Cleveland, Ohio. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law in 1987 and his B.A. from St. Olaf College in 1983. Prior to joining Murnane Brandt, Tom was a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas G. Forsberg in the Minnesota Court of Appeals and a senior law clerk to the Honorable Randolph W. Peterson in the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He is a certified USA Youth Hockey coach and regularly plays in charity events for the Ramsey County Bar Association and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services.

KEY PRACTICE AREAS

Knowledge management, investigation, discovery, trial preparation, administrative practice and claim resolution in complex product liability, toxic tort, governmental regulation matters.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Assessment of Annual Needs for the List I Chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine for 2009, [Docket No. DEA-314I], 73 FR 79508 (Industry Comment)
• In re Ephedra Products Liab. Litig., 314 F.Supp.2d 1373 (J.P.M.L. 2004)
• Tuttle v. Lorillard Tobacco Co., 377 F.3d 917 (8th Cir. 2004)
• Gustavson v. Harnischfeger Corp., 2005 WL 1459659 (D.Minn. 2005)

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• "eDiscovery... Not Just for Nerds Anymore," Defense Research Institute (February 2007).
• "The Price of Asbestos Litigation Today," Hamline University School of Law Spring Symposium (March 2006).

MEMBERSHIPS

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Ramsey County Bar Association