Thomas J. Bois

Thomas J. Bois represents and counsels public and private businesses on a wide range of environmental, construction, real estate and business law issues. Mr. Bois' primary practice focus is representing clients in:

* defense and prosecution of environmental cost recovery suits,

* environmental compliance counseling,

* "Brownfields" transactions, and

* construction defect, delay and cost overrun litigation.

Mr. Bois has litigated and tried to verdict or judgment over 100 matters. He has tried numerous cases in the fields of environmental law, construction law, commercial and labor law. He has earned the distinction of Master Advocate from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and is a member of the NITA Faculty.

Mr. Bois is a member of the California, District of Columbia, Missouri and U.S. Supreme Court Bars. He is also a Registered Environmental Assessor (REA), licensed by the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Mr. Bois has authored and co-authored four recognized legal treatises:

* Expert Witnesses: Environmental, 1st Ed. 2008, Thomson West;

* Environmental Liability Allocation: Law and Practice, 1st Ed. 2007, Thomson West;

* Groundwater and Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation and Litigation Management, 1st Ed. 1996, Aspen/Wiley Law Publications, Supp. 1998; and,

* California Groundwater & Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation & Litigation Management, 1st Ed. 1994, Wiley Law Publications.

Mr. Bois has published articles in the American Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice Journal and The Brief, as well as numerous trade and business journals. Mr. Bois has spoken before the ABA, CEB, BIA, AEHS and numerous other organizations.

Specialties

Environmental Litigation; Brownfields Transactions; Toxic Tort Litigation; Construction Defects; Delay and Cost Overrun Litigation

Admitted to practice law: 1982, Missouri; 1983, California; 1993, District of Columbia; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court.

Other Publicatons: "California and Federal Environmental Statutes", California Construction Defect and Land Subsidence Litigation, Ch. 14, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2nd Ed. (1989, 1992 Cum. Supp.); "An Insurer's Defense and Indemnity Obligations for Environmental Claims After AIU Insurance Company v. Superior Court", 18 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 764 (1992); "Defending Against Environmental Claims", The Brief, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Fall, 1992); "Financial Responsibilities for Environmental Liabilities', 18 W. St. U.L. Rev. 183 (1990); "How to Survive an Administrative Environmental Investigation", Orange County Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 5 (June, 1991); "A Business Guide to the Regulation Jungle", Orange County Business Journal, Vol. 14, No. 30 (July 29, 1991).