Background
Dillard, W. Thomas was born on November 28, 1941 in Dothan, Alabama, United States. Son of William T. and Gladys Dillard.
Dillard, W. Thomas was born on November 28, 1941 in Dothan, Alabama, United States. Son of William T. and Gladys Dillard.
Bachelor, U. Tennessee, 1963; Juris Doctor, U. Tennessee, 1964.
Assistant United State Attorneys, Department Justice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1967-1976; chief assistant United State Attorneys, Department Justice, Knoxville, 1978-1983; United State Attorneys, Department Justice, Knoxville, 1981; United State Attorneys, Department Justice, Tallahassee, 1983-1986; partner, Ritchie, Fels, and Dillard, Professional Corporation, Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1987; United States magistrate, 1976-1978. Adjunct Professor East Tennessee State University, Knoxville, 1979-1980, U. Tennessee College Law, 1993-1998. Instructor Knoxville Police Academy, 1979-1982, National Institute Trial Advocacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, since 1985, U. Tennessee Trial Advocacy Program, 1992, 94.
Deacon Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, 1972-1976, elder, 1978-1982, 88-91, 95-98. Member Mayor's Commision on Police. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Knoxville Young Lawyers (president 1972-1973), National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tennessee Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (board directors), National.Assn. Former United States Attorneys (board directors), Knoxville Bar Foundation (Board of Governors).
Married Susan Jean Jakuboski, October 26, 1974.
