THOMAS W. TOBIN, ESQ.
EDUCATION: J.D. University of Florida, 1980; B.A. University of Florida, 1976.
BAR ADMISSION: 1980
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE: Mr. Tobin is the former Co-Executive Director of the Georgia USA&M office based in Atlanta. As a practicing attorney and a partner in Tobin & Hoffspiegel, he specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial law. He has been a defense attorney in the area of asbestos litigation and has been trained as a neutral by the Manville Personal Injury Trust. Significant mediation cases include a dispute between the City of Columbus and one of its contractors pertaining to defects in a 9.6 million dollar waste treatment facility.
Mr. Tobin is a former Magistrate Judge for Cobb County, Georgia and is a Court Certified Mediator for that county and a State Certified Mediator. As a State Certified Mediation Trainer, he has instructed over 200 attorneys in the past five years.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Atlanta Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia; Member of the Cobb County Bar Association; Member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION TRAINING: USA&M Mediation Training, 1987; Arbitrator, Superior Court of Fulton County Program 1986. State Certified Mediation Trainer, 1993.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED: 600+
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Insurance Law; Professional Negligence; Business Law; Product Liability; Construction; Entertainment/Sports; Premises Liability; Real Estate; Consumer Law; Labor & Employment