Shareholder
Litigation, Co-Chair
Labor & Employment

Reading
610.478.2203
610.988.0804 fax
gtb@stevenslee.com

Tom concentrates his practice on complex commercial, trade secret and gaming litigation and has more than 25 years of experience in these and closely related fields. He has been lead counsel on a number of precedent-setting decisions involving the financial services, insurance and gaming industries.

Tom is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities, bar associations and industry and community groups.

Prior to joining Stevens & Lee, he was a supervising attorney for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission’s Harrisburg region.

Education:
The Pennsylvania State University, M.A., Business, 1985
The Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1980
Colgate University, A.B., 1977

Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Representative Cases:

• Curry v. Presque Isle Downs, Inc.: Successfully defeated the first court challenge to the issuance of a slot machine license under the Pennsylvania Gaming Act

• Pittsburgh Palisades v. Presque Isle Downs, Inc.: Successfully defended the first challenge to a Pennsylvania horse race license after the passage of The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act

• Nicolas v. Old Guard Group: Served as lead counsel in the first U.S. case to gain court approval for the demutualization of an insurance company without payment of surplus to policyholders

• Carpenter Technology Corp. v. Ugine Steel: Served as lead counsel in one of four cases in the United States in which an injunction has been obtained against a former employee and new employer under an “inevitable disclosure” theory

• Pennsylvania State Police v. PHRC: Served as lead counsel in the first Pennsylvania appellate decision on the meaning of “disability” in the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act

• Salley v. Circuit City: Served as lead counsel in the first case by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on the drug user exception to the Americans With Disabilities Act

Selected Speaking Engagements:

• “Electronic Discovery.” Berks County Bench Bar Conference, April 2005.

• “Uniform Trade Secrets Act.” Berks County Bench Bar Conference, April 2005.

• “Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims.” Continuing Legal Education Seminar, November 2004.

Professional Associations/Civic Affiliations:
Berks County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
American Bar Association
Reading-Berks Human Relations Council, Past Vice President
Threshold Rehabilitation Services, Former Chair of Board
National Council on Alcoholism, Past Vice President