Ralph Thomas

Background

Ralph Thomas was born on April 10, 1949 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States; the son of Ralph C. Thomas, Jr. and Dorothy Easley Thomas, both ministers.

Education

Ralph Thomas holds an Associate of Arts degree from the U.S. International University, Hawaii Campus, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California—Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Career

Ralph Thomas became an attorney after passing the District of Columbia Bar in 1978. From 1978 to 1980, he was an associate attorney at Bergson Borkland, Margolis & Adler in Washington, D.C. From 1980-1985, he was a solo practitioner in Washington, DC. He was also a Clinical Law Instructor at George Washington Law School in Washington, DC 1982-83 and was also General Counsel to the DC Statehood Constitutional Convention in 1982. From 1985-1992 he was Executive Director of the National Association of Minority Contractors. During that time (1989-1991) he was also Adjunct Instructor at University of Virginia Dept. of Procurement & Contracting. From 1992-2005 he was Associate Administrator for Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. From 2005 - 2008 he was Counsel for Government Contracts Law at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Washington, DC. During 2008 - 2016, he was a name partner in the law firm of Barton, Baker, Thomas & Tolle in McLean, VA. During such time he was an Adjunct Professor of Law (2012-2016) at Concord Law School, which is now a part of Purdue University. From 2017-2022, he was principal in the Law Offices of Ralph C. Thomas III. From 2022 to the present, he has been Senior Counsel for Government Contracts Law in the Washington DC office of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston.

Achievements

• During his military service in Vietnam, Ralph Thomas received Air Force Commendation Medal.

Works

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  • Extreme Flashbacks 1997

Views

Quotations: "Since I travel a lot, I write novels almost exclusively on airplanes. That is the only place where I can expect not to be interrupted by phone calls, appointments, meetings or unexpected visits. More importantly, it’s where I know I can’t exactly get up and leave to take care of something else whenever I feel like it. Writing on planes also make the flights go faster and helps me to forget that I’m actually 37,000 feet from the ground."

Membership

Ralph Thomas is a member of the American Christian Writers Association, American Bar Association, and Construction Writers Association.

Connections

Father:

Ralph C. Thomas, Jr.

Mother:

Dorothy Easley Thomas