Wilmington
302.425.3304
610.371.8512 fax
tgw@stevenslee.com

Tom practices primarily in the areas of creditors' rights and bankruptcy. He has represented creditors’ committees, members of creditors’ committees and ad hoc bond/noteholder committees in a broad range of issues. He also has advised post-confirmation trusts and plan administrators in prosecuting avoidance actions and claims objections and all other matters necessary to complete the reorganization process. Tom has defended hundreds of avoidance actions and objections to claims. He also has represented various types of creditors, including secured creditors, debtor-in-possession lenders, equipment lessors, landlords, tenants, utilities and trade creditors in asserting their rights or defenses in the bankruptcy or restructuring process.

Tom has represented several purchasers of assets pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code in numerous regional and national cases. He assisted in representing a petitioner in prosecuting an appraisal action and in representing a plaintiff in an action seeking an emergency temporary restraining order in the Delaware Chancery Court. Tom also successfully assisted a national bank in obtaining summary judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and in defeating a subsequent appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on a case of first impression on the interpretation of controlling insurance policies.

He appears in the federal and state courts of Delaware and in other jurisdictions on various bankruptcy, restructuring and other commercial litigation matters.

In addition to being a Shareholder of Stevens & Lee, Tom is a Vice President of Griffin Financial Group, our affiliated investment bank, where he provides investment banking services, including the placement of senior debt, mezzanine and private equity financing for middle market companies. Tom holds a Series 7 and a Series 63 license from FINRA.

Prior to joining Stevens & Lee and Griffin, Tom was a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas M. Twardowski of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education:
Temple University School of Law, J.D., 2000
Temple University, B.A., cum laude, 1996

Bar Admissions:
Delaware

Court Admissions:
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Professional and Civic Affiliations:
American Bankruptcy Institute
Delaware State Bar Association, Commercial and Litigation Sections
American Bar Association