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Thomas M. Klein
Phoenix, Arizona
Tom Klein's practice is concentrated in defending product manufacturers in products liability litigation, dealer and distributor termination litigation, and toxic tort litigation in the southwest and Texas.
Having tried cases from California to Texas to South Carolina, he spends a great deal of time talking to juries, as well as studying and defending designs of many kinds, particularly in the automotive arena. Tom has represented clients in cases involving automobiles, motorcycles and power tools for some of the world's largest companies. He has tried cases in ten different states and appeared on behalf of clients in half of the states in the country.
While in law school, he was an associate editor of the Baylor University Law Review. In law school he became a member of the National Order of Barristers after successfully competing in three intramural and three interscholastic moot court competitions. Following graduation, Tom served as a law clerk to Judge William M. Steger in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Tom is involved in several activities including Make-A-Difference, St. Francis Xavier Parish Ministries and previously served on the St. Francis Xavier School Board. Additionally, he is a supporting member of the following organizations: Museum of Northern Arizona, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Symphony and the National Public Radio. Tom has also supported numerous organizations such as St. Vincent de Paul Society, St. Mary's Food Bank, St. Joseph the Worker and Loyola Institute.
- Asbestos Litigation
- Automotive
- Dealer and Franchise Litigation
- Product Liability
- Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Texas, 1984
- Arizona, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas,
1984
J.D. Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: National Order of Barristers
Law Review:
Associate Editor, Baylor University Law Review, 1983 - 1984
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
1981
B.A. Honors: With Honors Major: Political Science Minor: Psychology
- General Motors Corp., et. al. v. Maritz, Inc. et. al. (unpublished), No. 06-15422
(9th Cir., February 14, 2008 2008)
- Bonar v. General Motors Corp. (affirmed), CV2004-010005
(1 CA-CV 07-0832 )
- Lee v. General Motors Corporation, et al. (unpublished), No. 04-17288
(9th Cir, January 29, 2007 )
- Love Automotive, Inc., et al v. General Motors Corporation (unpublished), No. 00-15283
(9th Cir 2001)
- Larsen v. Nissan Motor Corp., 978 P.2d 119
(Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2, Review Denied May 25, 1999 )
- Pasco Ind. v. Talco Recycling, 283 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 20
(CA Div. 1 1998)
- Feffer v. Nissan Motor Company (unpublished),
(Ariz. Ct. App. Special Action 1990)
- Larsen v. Nissan Motor Corp., 281 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 24, 978 P.2d 119
(CA Div. 2 )
- Garcia v. General Motors, 195 Ariz. 510, 990 P.2d 1069
(CA Div. 1 )
- General Motors Corporation
- Ford Motor Company
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Subaru of America (Fuji Heavy Industries)
- Speaker, 2006 Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation, "Successful Trial Strategies for Product Liability Cases: Tried, Tested and Proven, American Bar Association, 2006
- Speaker, 11th Annual Hot Topics Seminar for Defense Counsel, "Ethics for Products Lawyers", Bowman and Brooke LLP, 2005
- Speaker, Emerging Issues in Motor Vehicle Product Litigation, "How to Present and Attack Accident Reconstruction Simulations", American Bar Association, 2002
- Speaker, ABA 12th Annual Product Liability Midyear Meeting, "Evaluating a Products Liability Case From Both Sides - Defense Perspectives", American Bar Association, 2000
- Speaker, Midyear Meeting, "Evaluating a Products Liability Case from Both Sides", American Bar Association Section of Litigation, February 2000
- Speaker, 5th Annual Hot Topics Seminar for Defense Counsel, "Current Plaintiffs' Tactics in SUV Trials", Bowman and Brooke LLP,
1999
- Named in the Legal 500 United States,
2009
- Named a Super Lawyer by Southwest Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008-2009
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
- Arizona State Bar,
1986
- Present
- Texas State Bar,
1984
- Present
- National Order of Barristers,
1983
- Present
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. William M. Steger, Judge, Law Clerk,
1984
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1986
- 1959, Phoenix, Arizona
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