Attorney Profiles

Tom devotes his practice to civil litigation defense, advocating for corporations in claims of premises liability, wrongful death, and products liability.  He has handled hundreds of cases on behalf of a variety of corporations, many involving catastrophic injuries.  During his career, he also has handled cases involving employment law, labor law, negligent security, motor vehicle accidents, sexual abuse, and workers' compensation.

Tom obtained his undergraduate degree from Rollins College where he made both Dean's List and President's List.  In 2001, he graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law.  As a law student, he made Dean's List and earned the Dean's Certificate of Achievement as well as the CALI Excellence for the Future Award.

Upon graduating from law school, Tom began his career at a civil litigation firm in Miami where he worked with one of the presidents of The Florida Bar.  In 2006, Tom's family moved to Orlando where he joined Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A., a statewide defense litigation firm.  In 2010, Tom joined Marshall, Dennehey where he continues to dedicate his practice to defending corporations in civil litigation.

Tom is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Significant Representative Matters

• Obtained Judgment on the Pleadings on behalf of plaintiff's employer in a matter involving alleged intentional tort where demand was $250,000.
  
  
• Successfully argued a Motion to Dismiss for Fraud on the Court in a matter involving alleged electric shock where demand was over $100,000.
  
  
• Played very active role in the investigation, discovery, and motion phases of a products liability case that settled during deliberations in the second phase of trial where demand to jury was over $500,000,000 but award against client after first phase of trial was less than $50,000.
  
  
• Prepared a successful Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on a negligent hiring and negligent supervision in a matter involving an employee that shot an innocent bystander, and the matter settled shortly thereafter.
  
  
• Obtained defense verdict in workers' compensation case involving alleged permanent total disability.