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    Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania

    Serving All of Northeast Pennsylvania

     

    Helping Small Businesses

    Level the Playing Field

    for Over 30 Years!

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    Tom's Detailed Biography

     

    PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
            
    January 2013 to Present          

    Business Lawyer, Tom Ford Business Law Office, P.C., Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
        
    December 2012 to Present          

    Certified Mediator, PA RESOLVE Mediation Services, Inc.,  Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
     

    September 1995 to December 2012 

    Business Lawyer,  Smithford Buisiness Lawyers (Smith, Ford & Associates, P.C.), Wilkes-Barre & Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
        
    August 1992 to August 1995

    Commercial Litigation/Business Attorney, Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania


    June 1985 to July 1992 

    Commercial Litigation Attorney, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York, New York

     

    May 1982 to June 1985            

    Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Robert B. Krupansky, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Cleveland, Ohio

     

    May 1981 to May 1982

    Mediator, Office of the Police Prosecutor, Cleveland, Ohio


     

     

    EDUCATION

                        

    Juris Doctor cum laude, June 1983
    Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

    Law School Awards & Recognitions:

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        Dean's List (every quarter)
        Law Review Editor 1982 - 1983, Staff 1981 - 1982
        Best Moot Court Brief and Oral Argument
        Wilson G. Stapleton Award (Property Law)
        Outstanding Achievement Award in Contract Law
        Outstanding Achievement Award in Administrative Law

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    B.A., History, May 1979
    Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio

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    Stroudsburg High School, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

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    BAR ADMISSIONS
    (Current & Past)

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    State Admissions to Practice 
    Pennsylvania (1984); New York (1987 - 2010)


    Federal Court Admissions to Practice
    United States Courts of Appeal

         First, Second, Third and Sixth Circuits
    United States District Courts
         California (Southern District), Michigan, Minnesota, New York (All Districts), New Jersey (Northern District), Ohio (Northern District), Pennsylvania (Middle District), Texas (Northern District) 

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    MEMBERSHIPS & RECOGNITIONS

    (Current & Former)


    Pennsylvania Bar Association
        Business Law, Litigation, and General Practice Sections

        Vice-Chair, Pennsylvania Solo & Small Firm Practice Section

        Pennsylvania Judicial Campaign Advertising Advisory Board (Drafted Pennsylvania Judicial Campaign Advertising Guidelines)
        Recipient, 1995 Pennsylvania Bar Association Outstanding Achievement Award
        Statutory Law Committee

        Judicial Selection and Administration Committee


    American Bar Association
         Business Law, Commercial Law, and Litigation Sections
         Editor, ABA Commercial and Business Law Newsletter


    Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association
         Community Relations Committee
         Mentor Committee

     

    Board of Directors, Monroe County Habitat for Humanity

    Board of Directors, General Counsel (former), Pocono Community Theater

    Board of Directors, Penn’s Woods Girl Scout Council
    Board of Directors, Crestwood School District
    Board of Directors, Pocono Healthy Communities Alliance
    Solicitor (1995-2002), Hollenback Township
    Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce
         Business Development Committee
         Chair, Membership Committee

         Board of Directors


    Who’s Who in Northeastern Pennsylvania


    Corporate Law Columnist, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal


    Business Law Columnist, Pocono Business Journal

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    NON-LAW RELATED EMPLOYMENT

     

    Restaurant Owner, 2010-2015

    KMart, Assistant Manager, 1979-1980

    Tom Ford Photography, Photographer, 1978-1980

    Big N Department Stores, Assistant Manager, 1976-1977

    Newspaper Reporter & Photographer, 1975-1977

    Manitou Cottages, Family-Owned Resort, 1969-1974

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    Other jobs held: Cab Driver, Messenger, Bartender, Lifeguard, Salesman, House Painter

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