Thomas Howard maintains a diverse general complex commercial litigation practice, representing clients in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
Thomas has experience handling a wide variety of complex civil matters, including antitrust, RICO, fraud, commercial contract, employment, attorney malpractice and First Amendment disputes. He serves clients in a broad range of industries, including the real estate, hospitality and higher education sectors. Thomas has experience in all phases of litigation, including pre-suit investigation, complaint drafting, motion practice, trial and appeal. He has briefed numerous appeals in both federal and state courts.
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Prior to joining Pillsbury, Thomas clerked for Judge Ronald Lee Gilman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Karen Gren Scholer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He began his legal career as an associate with an elite litigation firm in New York. Before attending law school, Thomas worked for the Center for the Constitution at James Madison’s Montpelier. His award-wining historical scholarship has been published by the University of Virginia Press and the North Carolina Historical Review.
Representative Experience
- Represented a group of global real-estate investors in a RICO action against their former business partners to recover misappropriated assets.
- Secured, on appeal, dismissal of all claims against a corporate director in a derivative suit alleging securities fraud.
- Represented the proprietor of a historic New York City restaurant in an attorney malpractice action related to the transfer of ownership interests in the restaurant, including the successful appeal of an adverse summary judgment ruling.
Education
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J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2019
Articles Editor, Virginia Law Review; Appellate Litigation Clinic; Raven AwardM.Ed., University of Virginia, 2014
President, Jefferson Literary and Debating SocietyB.A., University of Virginia, 2013
with High Distinction; Lawn Resident; Raven Society
Admissions
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New York
District of Columbia
Courts
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Clerkships
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Judge Ronald Lee Gilman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Judge Karen Gren Scholer, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Languages
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French