Background
Jones, Thomas M. was born on May 2, 1950 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States.
Jones, Thomas M. was born on May 2, 1950 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States.
Central State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Oklahoma City University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Cozen and O"Connor, A Professional Corporation (Seattle, Washington) specializing in Representation of Insurers in: Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste Law, Toxic Torts, Employment Law, Trial Practice, Bad Faith Law, Primary and Excess Insurance, Insurance Coverage and Defense, Products Liability, Arson and Fraud. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Oklahoma and United States. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma.
1983, Washington, United States.
District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and United States.
Supreme Court.
Author of Monthly Legal Column, Insurance Week, 1986. Author: "Discovery of The Identity And Opinions Of An Adverse Expert".
"Property Maintaining And Protecting Your Adjustment File In An Arson Investigation Case: Management of An Arson/Fraud Claim," Cozen and O"Connor Seminar.
"Dealing With Proximate And Concurrent Causation Issues: Should You Pay?" Cozen and O"Connor Third Second Annual Property Insurance Law Seminar, 1987. "Duty To Defend Wrongful Termination And Discrimination Cases," Cozen and O"Connor Fifth Annual Insurance Seminar, 1988. "The Relationship Between Primary and Excess Insurers," Cozen and O"Connor Fifth Annual Insurance Seminar - Participant II / Coverage and Defense, 1990.
"CGL Coverage Issues In Hazardous Waste Litigation in Washington - A Guide Through The Maze," 1992.
"Extra-Contractual ("Bad Faith") Liability Of Insurers In Washington When Handling Hazardous Waste Claims," 1992. "Estoppel - New Penalty Foreign Bad Faith In Washington," Cozen and O"Connor Seventh Annual Insurance Seminar - Coverage And Defense, 1992.
"Just Say Number To Paying Fraudulent Third-Party Claims," Cozen and O"Connor Eighth Annual Insurance Seminar - Coverage and Defense, 1993. "The Multiple Defendant Case: How Joint Defense Counsel Can Can Cooperate In Developing A Discovery Plan And Strategies," 1994.
"Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation In Washington: An Insurer"s Perspective," 1994.
"Allocation Of Defense Costs Between The Insurer And Its Policyholder," 1994. "Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation In Washington After Queen City Farms And Key Tronic: An Insurer"s Perspective," 1994. "Environmental Claims: Coverage Issues Under First-Party Property Policies," ECMA Seminar, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1994.
"Bad Faith Litigation In Washington," National Business Institute Bad Faith Seminar, Seattle, Washington, 1995.
"Reservation Of Rights Or Denial Of Coverage," 1995. "Washington State"s Insurance Regulation Foreign Environmental Claims: An Overview Of Key Provisions and Legal Issues," 1995.
"Coverage Foreign Environmental Claims Under The Personal Injury Provisions Of CGL Policies - The Insurer"s Perspective," NECA Enviro 1995 Conference, Seattle, Washington, 1995. "Insurance Coverage Foreign Environmental Claims: She Absolute Pollution Exclusion: What"s The Scorecard?" Cozen and O"Connor Northwest Regional Seminar, Los Angeles, California, 1995.
"Reinsurance Issues Arising From The Settlement Of Complex Claims," Insurance Litigation Reporter, Volume 17, #12, 590, 1995.
"Non-Profit Directors" and Officers" Liability Insurance: Evolving Claim Areas And Avoiding Problems In Claim Defense," Professional Liability Underwriting Society International Conference, 1995. Member: Seattle-King County, Washington State, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association.
Seattle-King County, Washington State, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.
Washington Association of Defense Counsel. (Resident).