Bio
Tom has a vast practice in commercial lending and borrowing, real estate, bankruptcy and debtor/creditor law. He is one of the go-to lawyers for out-of state financial institutions doing business in Arkansas, serving as local counsel in connection with multi-state financings.
Tom has successfully collected a high volume of debt for various creditors, saving clients costly and time-consuming trial litigation. He routinely represents in-state creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and also counsels out-of-state lenders in connection with credit work-outs.
Experience
- Represents out-of-state banks doing business in Arkansas in connection with asset based loan transactions secured by real estate, tangible and intangible personal property and other collateral
- Regularly acts as local Arkansas counsel to out-of-state financial institutions in connection with multi-state financings
- Represents out-of-state non-bank lenders in connection with credit work-out situations, including deeds-in-lieu and, when necessary, foreclosures in Arkansas
- Represents creditors in bankruptcy proceedings throughout Arkansas
- Provides “grey-haired” general business advice to small business owners
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation – 2013-2020
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Arkansas Bar Association (Chair, Business Law Section, 1994–1995)
- Pulaski County Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- New Mexico Bar Association
- Adjunct Faculty for UA Little Rock School of Law and Hendrix College
Education
- University of Arkansas, Juris Doctor (High Honors)
- Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Law Review
- Purdue University, Bachelor of Science
Admissions
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
