Tom represents clients in the energy industry, providing strategic legal counsel on regulatory compliance, litigation, and dispute resolution. In addition to his litigation practice, he assists clients in appellate matters and has experience before the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
Tom joined Baker Donelson after serving as the senior judicial law clerk for the Honorable Dwight E. Tarwater of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Prior to his time with the Tennessee Supreme Court, he practiced in various areas of law in private practice, with significant experience in mass torts, toxic torts, commercial litigation, and products liability. Before attending law school, Tom supported various industrial entities through his work as the communications director for an environmental lobbying federation in Little Rock, Arkansas.