In Memoriam

Abstract

Before his legal career, Tom attended Rice University (where he met the love of his life, Christianne Mays) and Yale Law School. Tom excelled in all matters from academics to theatre to volleyball to just hanging with friends, a passion that continued his entire life. From 1985 to 1991, Tom served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Los Angeles and handled cases ranging from air piracy to narcotics prosecutions. As Chief of the Financial Investigations unit, Tom prosecuted a massive police corruption case that reformed the LA Sheriff‟s Department.