Background
McLaughlin, Thomas Orville was born on March 17, 1940 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Son of Willard Thomas and Mabel Sarah (Mills) McLaughlin.
McLaughlin, Thomas Orville was born on March 17, 1940 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Son of Willard Thomas and Mabel Sarah (Mills) McLaughlin.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). University of Washington (Bachelor of Laws, 1964). Phi Delta Phi.
Assistant Corporate Counsel, City of Seattle, 1964, 67; associate, Chadwick, Chadwick & Mills, Seattle, 1968-1971; partner, Chadwick, Mills & McLaughlin, Seattle, 1971-1974; partner, LeSourd & Patten, Seattle and Anchorage, 1974-1985; partner, Copple, McLaughlin, Ferm & Wade, Seattle, since 1985.
Elder Presbyterian Church, Anchorage, 1985. Vice chairman Bainbridge (Washington) Island Planning Commission, 1973-1974. Served to captain United States Army, 1964-1966.
Member American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Alaska Bar Association, Seattle King County Bar Association, Anchorage Bar Association.
Married Sonya Jane Hanson, September 20, 1969. Children: Jay Thomas, Katharine Tyler.