Tom is married to Jill Lang. They have five children and five grandchildren. Jill is the executive director of the St. Louis County Bar Association.

Tom is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Tom has tried and/or appeared before all levels of trial courts in Missouri and Illinois, and federal district courts in Missouri and California. He has briefed and argued before the Supreme Court of Missouri and Eastern District Court of Appeals.

Tom has successfully handled multimillion dollars of personal injury and wrongful death claims. He has mediated over 150 cases, served as an arbitrator, judicial commissioner, condemnation commissioner, hearing officer, special investigator for a school district, and as a court-designated family mediator in Parenting Plans.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
• Slip-and-Fall and Premises Liability Claims
• Medical Malpractice Claims
• Family Law
• Divorce and Marital Property Division
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Child and Spousal Support
• Modification of Family Court Orders
• Prenuptial and Antenuptial Agreements
• Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Protection
• Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law
• Real Estate Contracts for Custom Homes and Additions
• Business and Real Estate Disputes
• Business and Commercial Law
• Mediation and Arbitration

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Neutral, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• Certified Neutral, St. Louis County Circuit Court
• Certified Neutral, City of St. Louis Circuit Court

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1971
• Illinois, 1971
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1971
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1971

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1971
  J.D.
  
  
• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
  (1968-1969)
  
  
• St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, 1968
  Bachelor, Business Administration
  
  
• St. John Vianney High School, Kirkwood, Missouri, 1964
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, Clinical Trial Practice, St. Louis University School of Law, 1987
• Lecturer to 3rd Year Law Students on Ethics and Professionalism, The Missouri Bar, 1993 - 1997
• Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Programs, The Missouri Bar
• Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Programs, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Programs, St. Louis County Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 1979
• President's Award of Merit, The Missouri Bar, 2002
• Distinguished Service Award, St. Louis County Bar Association, 1998
• Equal Justice Award, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1994
• President's Award, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1991
• Outstanding Leadership Service Award, St. Louis University School of Law, 1991
• Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, St. Louis County Bar Association, 1979
• Outstanding Youth Assistance Project in Nation, Jaycees
• Marianist Award, St. John Vianney High School, 2003
• Hall of Fame, St. John Vianney High School, 1999
• Griffin of the Year, St. John Vianney High School, 1964

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar
  Member
  
  
• The Missouri Bar, 2002
  Vice President
  
  
• The Missouri Bar, 1992 - 2008
  Board of Governors
  
  
• The Missouri Bar, 1996 - 1997
  Executive Committee
  
  
• The Missouri Bar, 1997 - 2002
  Chairman, Finance Committee
  
  
• The Missouri Bar, 1995 - 2008
  Board Liaison to Professionalism Committee
  
  
• The Missouri Bar
  Young Lawyers' Section Council
  
  
• The Missouri Bar Foundation
  Member
  
  
• St. Louis County Bar Association
  Board Member and Treasurer, Past President
  
  
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  Long-Range Planning Committee
  
  
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  Trial Section Committee Litigation Reform Task Force
  
  
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  Co-Chair, Professional Ethics and Methods of Practice Committee
  
  
• St. Louis County Fire District Attorneys' Association
  
  
• The Lawyers Association
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  
  
• St. Thomas Moore Society
  
  
• Collaborative Family Law Association
  
  
• St. John Vianney High School
  Director, Alumni Association
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Love, Lacks, McMahan & Paule, 1976 - 1982
• Raymond & Lang, Inc., 1972 - 1976

Pro Bono Activities

• Judicial Commissioner, 21st Judicial Circuit, 2000 - 2006
• Founder, "Justice for All Ball," Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
• Board of Directors, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 1997 - 2007
• Volunteer Lawyers Program, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
• Past-President and Board Member, West County Workshop, Inc. (a Sheltered Workshop)
• Ascension Parish School of Religion Teacher, 2001 - Present
• Coach, CYC Soccer, Baseball and Basketball
• Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, Cubmaster
• Chairman of the Board, St. John Vianney High School, 1992 - 1998

Ancillary Businesses

• Clayton Mediation & Arbitration Services

Birth Information

• 1946