Thomas B. Weaver

Appellate. As practice group leader of the Litigation department’s Appellate practice area, Tom has implemented sophisticated post-trial strategies that weave persuasive arguments with legal and policy reasoning in over 150 appeals. Tom has appeared before the Supreme Court of Missouri, Missouri Court of Appeals, Illinois Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eighth, Seventh, Fourth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits. He served as president of the Eighth Circuit Bar Association in 2007.

Commercial. Involved in every part of the action, Tom vigorously represents clients in a variety of commercial cases, involving issues ranging from individual or small firm contractual disputes to complex corporate transactions.

Insurance. For both large insurance companies and their insured, Tom helps resolve coverage issues arising from both first-party and third-party claims.

Eminent Domain. Tom counsels and represents municipalities, utility service providers and other condemning authorities, as well as property owners, regarding eminent domain procedures for all types of uses. He is involved at all stages of the process, from initial negotiations and the preparation of and response to statutory offer letters though jury trials on exceptions.

Tom was appointed by the Supreme Court of Missouri to a five-year term as a member of the Missouri Board of Law Examiners in 1999. In 2004, he was reappointed to an additional six-year term on the Missouri Board of Law Examiners and was president of the Board from 2006 to 2008.

BACKGROUND Prior to joining the firm, Tom served as a law clerk to Judge James Reinhard on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. Before attending law school, he taught high school English in Alleghany County, Virginia.