Tom represents management in the areas of union avoidance, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, employment investigations, unfair labor practice charges, and general advice about navigating the union environment. He also provides a wide range of employment law services and advice to management, including disciplinary actions and terminations, defending discrimination claims, drafting employment agreements and separation/severance agreements, conducting internal investigations, and counseling clients about the application of various state and federal employment laws. Tom practices regularly before numerous state and federal courts as well as various administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and state-equivalent human rights administrative agencies located throughout New England and in New York State.
Experience:
2025 to Present
The Bennett Law Firm, P.A., Portland, Maine
Attorney
2022 to 2025
Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, New York
Senior Associate Attorney
2020 to 2022
Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf Cunningham, LLC, Buffalo, New York
Associate Attorney
2018 to 2020
Goldberg Segalla, LLP, Buffalo, New York
Law Clerk and Associate Attorney
Education:
Juris Doctor
University at Buffalo School of Law
Bachelor of Arts
Penn State University
Academic Honors:
Former President, University at Buffalo School of Law’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Society
Former Secretary, University at Buffalo School of Law’s Finance and Law Society
Professional Honors (Selected):
Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Employment & Labor) 2024
Court & Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
New York
Community Service:
- Entrepreneurial Mentor, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Innovation Community Success Mentor Program
- Center for Elder Law and Justice
- Bunkers in Baghdad