Gerard Thomas

Background

Thomas, Gerard was born on September 13, 1925 in Utica, New York, United States.

Education

Harvard University; Cornell University (Bachelor of Laws, 1951).

Career

Worked at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Licensing & High Technology, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & Governmental Law, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Municipal & Public Finance, Taxation, Tax-exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1951, New New York 1957, Michigan.

Order of the Coif.

President, Kalamazoo Board of Education, 1969-1971.

Trustee, Food and Drug Law Institute, 1973-1992. Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Michigan. (Kalamazoo Office)

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit"s Jefferson Avenue.

Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 240 attorneys and over 40 legal assistants.

We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice. Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Monroe. We also have offices in Pensacola and Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, New York City, and in Washington, District of Columbia Our offices in Gdansk and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Achievements

• Gerard Thomas has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Kalamazoo County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan. (Kalamazoo Office).