Background
McDermott Junior, Thomas J. was born in 1931 in California, United States.
McDermott Junior, Thomas J. was born in 1931 in California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1953). University of California School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1958).
Worked at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Banking and Financial Services. Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights.
Corporate Finance and Securities.
Election and Campaign. Entertainment; Environmental.
Estate Planning, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits. Family; Fashion Industry.
Federal, State and Local Government.
Government Contracts. Healthcare; High Technology. Insurance; Intellectual Property.
International Trade and Customs.
Labor and Employment. Land Use; Legislative and Administrative.
Motion Picture and Television. Music; New Media; Real Estate.
Sports; Tax; White-Collar Criminal Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1959, California, United States. District Court, Southern, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and United States.
Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1957-1958. President, University of California, Los Angeles Law Alumni Association, 1961-1962.
Chair, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1996-1997. Lawyer Representative Chair, 1995-1996.
State Bar Litigation Section Executive Committee, Chair, 1993-1994.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Corporate Directors" and Officers" Liability, Southwestern University School of Law, 1984. President, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 1980-1981. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military: with United States.
Army, 1953-1956
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership was founded in 1965 by Charles T. Manatt and Thomas Doctorate. Phelps. Today, with approximately 160 attorneys in Los Angeles, Nashville and Washington, District of Columbia, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Limited Liability Partnership is recognized as one of the most influential law firms in the United States, and is particularly distinguished for its financial services, health, entertainment and government practice groups.
Member: American Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Military: with United States.
Army, 1953-1956.