Tom has a broad depth of experience in corporate and individual business
transactions, which he currently applies to the firm’s real estate practice. Tom
also handles commercial litigation and probate matters for the firm as a well as
criminal defense matters. Before joining Davis, Bingham, Hudson & Buckner, P.C., Tom concentrated
in commercial litigation with substantial concentration in real estate and land
title insurance litigation law in metro Atlanta where he practiced at Neel and Robinson,
and at Troutman Sanders, one of the Southeast’s largest law firms.
Tom’s business litigation experience includes lead counsel at trials, hearings,
depositions, and mediations. Tom has represented major pharmaceutical companies
in defense of mass tort claims, insurance carriers in defense of tort and breach
of contract claims, and a major accounting firm in defense of accounting malpractice
and fraud claims. Tom has also served as lead counsel in numerous cases involving
commercial litigation and trust and estates matters. Tom has appeared in many courts
including the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia
Supreme Court, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prior to his decision to become a lawyer, Tom worked in secured finance for IBM
where he managed a portfolio of information technology reseller accounts across
the Northeastern United States including one of IBM’s largest business partners.
Tom also performed financial analysis for IBM for the purpose of making secured
lending decisions, and managed the negotiation, liquidation and collection of default
accounts.
Tom received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Auburn University,
where he served as Student Body President. While at the University of Alabama School
of Law, Tom served as articles editor and on the editorial board of the Alabama
Law Review.
Tom is married to the former Amy George. Tom and Amy met while they were students at Auburn and then married in 2000. Tom and Amy have a son, Patrick, and a daughter, Mattie. The Bingham’s are members of Auburn United Methodist Church.