Tom has practiced in Collingwood since his call to the Bar in 1982. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and was the winner of the Practitioner’s Prize in Real Estate at the Bar Admission Course. Tom has developed an extensive real estate, corporate, commercial and estates practice, serving a large and varied client base. Business transactions form a significant part of Tom’s corporate/commercial practice and he works closely with local accounting professionals in serving mutual clients.

Having acted in a significant number of condominium and subdivision developments as municipal solicitor for the Town of Collingwood for many years and as counsel for various developers of condominiums in other municipalities, Tom has developed considerable knowledge of condominium development and administration. He routinely provides advice for a large number of condominium corporations within Collingwood and surrounding areas.

Tom holds memberships in the Canadian Condominium Institute, the Canadian Bar Association and has recently helped lead the Real Property Executive of the Ontario Bar Association. He has also completed both the preliminary and the advanced Alternate Dispute Resolution courses presented by Stitt, Feld & Handy in association with the University of Windsor.

Tom has been an active member of the community since his return to practice law in 1982. He is a former Chairman of the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Board as well as the Simcoe County Hospital Council. He has been a member of the G&M Hospital Foundation and has served in a leadership role in each of the three (3) major capital campaigns, of the Hospital since 1986 (totaling some $11,000,000.00). Both he and his wife Laurie are recipients of the Hospital’s Meritorious Award for service. Tom has been a member of the Collingwood Rotary Club since 1985 and served as President of the club in 1994/95. He was one of the founding directors of Theatre Collingwood, the legal Chair of the World Masters Weightlifting Championships, Secretary of the Collingwood Toastmasters Club and a director of the Collingwood Enterprise Center. He is currently an appointed public member on the Council of the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

Tom is married with 2 sons and is an avid downhill skier, tennis player and golfer.