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Tom Wochok is a member of the Healthcare and Business and Professional Litigation groups. He focuses his practice on representing medical professionals and their employers in defense of professional malpractice claims and on insurance coverage and claims. He is based in our McLean office.
Tom's three-decade legal career has spanned assignments in litigation and risk management as in-house counsel for insurers as well as private practice within their outside counsel. His background is deep in civil litigation, especially in the areas of medical malpractice, products and premises liability, construction liability and nursing home liability. He obtained his B.A. from The Catholic University of America, magna cum laude. He obtained his J.D. from The University of Toledo and earned his LL.M. in international and comparative law from Georgetown University, with distinction. Tom is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a member of Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Fairfax County Bar Association, and Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, International.
Articles: "Judgments in Transnational Litigation: In Search of the Elusive Universal Exequatur." [Graduate Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Laws Degree, Georgetown University Law Center, 1993]
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Georgetown University Law Center, Master of Laws, with distinction, 1993 (International and Comparative Law) Professional Affiliations
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Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate and a Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate through the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification* *There is no procedure in Virginia for approving certifying organizations. **BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. |
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Education
Georgetown University Law Center, Master of Laws, with distinction, 1993 (International and Comparative Law)
The University of Toledo College of Law, J. D., 1974
The Catholic University of America, B.A., magna cum laude, 1970
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Fairfax County Bar Association
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, International
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Ohio (inactive)
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Board Certification
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate and a Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate through the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification*
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1999; Recertified through 2014*
*There is no procedure in Virginia for approving certifying organizations.
**BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.