Tom is a partner in the firm’s litigation section and has more than 25 years of experience in the litigation and arbitration of complex cases. Tom regularly represents property owners, design professionals and construction contractors on construction related issues, including contract negotiation, claims analysis and presentation, labor and OSHA disputes, professional licensing disputes, and land condemnation.
Representative Experience
North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Triangle Brick Co.(Wake County Superior Court) (2005).
Traylor Brothers Construction Company v. North Carolina Department of Transportation (Wake County Superior Court) (2002).
Commission of Labor v. ABF Freight Systems, Inc. (Wake County Superior Court) (2002).
- Armstrong v. Leith, Inc.1999 U.S. Distr. LEXIS 12770 (EDNC, 1999)
- BB&T v. Staples, 120 N.C. App. 227, 461 S.E.2d 921 (1995)
- Clevenger v. Pride Trimble, 96 N.C. App. 631, 386 S.E.2d 594 (1989)
- Thompson Arthur Paving Company, 81 N.C. App. 645, 344 S.E.2d 853 ( 1986)
- Matthews Contracting v. State, 75 N.C. App. 317, 330 S.E.2d 630 (1985)
- Ledbetter Brothers v. NCDOT, 68 N.C. App. 97, 314 S.E.2d 761 (1984)
Author, Construction Law Settlement and Negotiation, Aspatore Books, 2007
Author, Construction Contracts with North Carolina Department of Transportation, 2004
Contributing Editor, North Carolina Administrative Law Guide, Business Law Resources, Inc., 1996
Supplement Editor, Construction Litigation: Strategies and Techniques, Wiley Law Publishing, 1993
Author, "A Review of Statutory Procedures for Resolving Contract Disputes," Campbell Law Observer, Vol 8, No. 4
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Prior Legal Experience
Prior to joining Poyner Spruill, Tom served as Assistant Attorney General of the North Carolina Department of Justice from 1976 to 1988.