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Tom is a senior partner in the Hattiesburg office of Aultman, Tyner and has been practicing law since 1972. His practice is focused on complex tort litigation, environmental and toxic tort defense, product liability and insurance defense. Tom has tried over 300 jury trials and was most recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 25th anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. Tom was also voted one of the Mid-South's Super Lawyers in 2006, 2007, 2008 and holds the designation of Advocate from the American Board of Trial Advocacy.
Bar Admissions
- 1972, Mississippi
- 1972, U. S. District Courts
- Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education
- University of Southern Mississippi (B.S. 1969)
- University of Mississippi (J.D. 1972)
- Phi Delta Phi
Professional Affiliations and Achievements
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Torts
- City Attorney, Petal, Mississippi, 1974 - Present. Has tried over 300 jury trials.
- Member: South Central Mississippi Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1975)
- Mississippi State Bar
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Chairman, Medical Liaison Committee, 1980)
- Named Mid-South Super Lawyer (2006)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- International Association of Defense Counsel
Areas of Practice
- Complex Litigation
- Toxic and Environmental Torts
- Insurance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Medical Liability
Military Service
- U. S. Air Force, 1958-1962
Publications:
"Res Gestae: A Need for Guidelines,"
Vol. XLII, No. 2, Mississippi Law Journal, Spring, 1972, p. 287
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