Joseph Edward Thomas

Background

Thomas, Joseph Edward was born on June 4, 1955 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Lewis and Annabelle (Murphy) Thomas.

Education

Lehigh University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1977). Pepperdine University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts and Evidence.

Member, 1979-1980 and Articles Editor, 19801981, Pepperdine Law Review.

Career

Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Newport Beach, California) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1981, California. 1982, United States. District Court, Central District of California and United States.

Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

1984, United States. District Court, Southern District of California. Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts and Evidence.

Member, 1979-1980 and Articles Editor, 1980-1981, Pepperdine Law Review. Author: "Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher v.

Superior Court: The Attorneys Right to Cross-Explain Indemnification From Opposing Counsel," 7 Pepperdine Law Review 171, 1979.

Federal Judicial Extern Clerk to Judge Hatter, Federal District Court, 1980. Member: Los Angeles County and Orange County (Member, Business Litigation Section, 1988—) Bar Associations The Barristers, Orange County, California.

McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934.

Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.

The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Achievements

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

Membership

Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Connections

Married Susan Marie Rutten, October 2, 1982.

Father:

George Lewis Thomas

Mother:

Annabelle (Murphy) Thomas

Spouse:

Susan Marie Rutten