Background
Klinkel, Thomas was born on October 5, 1946 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
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Thomas Klinkel
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South Dakota State University (Bachelor of Science, with highest honors, 1968). University of the Americas (Master of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Worked at Lewis and Roca, LLP (Tucson, Arizona) specializing in General Practice including Trial and Appellate Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Criminal, Environmental, Estate Planning, Government Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property and Technology and The Internet, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Sports and Entertainment, Taxation, Tort Litigation and Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, South Dakota.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1986, Arizona.
Phi Kappa Phi. Pi Gamma Mu; Blue Key.
Rhodes Scholar Finalist. Member, Sections of: Tort and Insurance Practice. Litigation, American Bar Association.
Member: State Bar of Arizona State Bar of South Dakota. Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Military: First lieutenant, United States.
Army, 1970-1971
Lewis and Roca was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1950 by Orme Lewis and Paul Roca. The firm, now one of the Southwest's largest, maintains offices in Phoenix and Tucson and provides a wide range of legal services to a diverse business and financial client base with local, state, national and international interests. The firm also provides extensive legal services to tax-exempt organizations and to public sector entities.
Membership
Member, Sections of: Tort and Insurance Practice. Litigation, American Bar Association. Member: State Bar of Arizona State Bar of South Dakota.
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Military: First lieutenant, United States. Army, 1970-1971.
