Background
Branch, Thomas B. was born in 1936 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Branch, Thomas B. was born in 1936 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1958. Juris Doctor, 1960).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Georgia. Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1958-1959.
Trustee and Chairman, Atlanta Lawyers" Foundation, 1980-1981. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Atlanta (Chairman, Superior Court Committee, 1982-1983. Member, Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, 1987-1992) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: General Practice. Litigation; Antitrust. International); Lawyers Club of Atlanta (Secretary, 1970 -1971.
Member, Executive Committee, 1971-1974.
President, 1976-1977). National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
American Judicature Society. Defense Research Institute.
Master, Bleckley Inn of Court.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Holland & Knight is one of the largest law firms based in the Southeastern United States with offices in Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, and nine locations in Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach). The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.
The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1958-1959. Trustee and Chairman, Atlanta Lawyers" Foundation, 1980-1981. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Atlanta (Chairman, Superior Court Committee, 1982-1983.
Member, Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, 1987-1992) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: General Practice. Litigation; Antitrust.
International); Lawyers Club of Atlanta (Secretary, 1970 -1971.
Member, Executive Committee, 1971-1974. President, 1976-1977). National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
American Judicature Society.
Defense Research Institute. Master, Bleckley Inn of Court.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.