Background
Meeks, Thomas J. was born on February 23, 1953 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Meeks, Thomas J. was born on February 23, 1953 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1975. Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein, Taylor & Kolker, L.L.P. (Washington, DC) specializing in Litigation (Civil, White Collar Criminal), Bankruptcy and Workouts, Taxation, Real Estate, Partnership, Corporate and Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Florida. 1981, Georgia, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
Member, Moot Court Team. Senior Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1979. Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge Horace T. Ward, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, 1980-1981. Member, Local Rules Committee, Southern District of Florida. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Co-Chairman, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1984-1987). State Bar of Georgia. (Resident, Miami, Florida Office).
Zuckerman, Spaeder, Goldstein, Taylor & Kolker, L.L.P. is a national law firm based in Washington, D.C., with offices in Miami, Tampa, Baltimore and New York. The firm's clients include corporations, partnerships and individuals located throughout the United States and abroad. The firm's litigation practice emphasizes white collar criminal defense, federal enforcement representation and the prosecution and defense of a wide variety of complex civil actions (e.g., securities fraud class actions, savings and loan litigation, malpractice litigation, antitrust, tax and commercial litigation).
The firm also has an emphasis in the creditor-debtor rights area, with a concentration on major bankruptcy reorganizations, business counseling and out-of-court workouts. The firm's business and tax groups emphasize commercial and real estate transactions, tax counseling, estate planning, and the formation, sale and merger of business entities.
Member, Moot Court Team. Senior Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1979. Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge Horace T. Ward, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, 1980-1981. Member, Local Rules Committee, Southern District of Florida. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Co-Chairman, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1984-1987. Federal Court Committee). State Bar of Georgia (Federal Court Practice Committee, Southern District of Florida).
(Resident, Miami, Florida Office).