Thomas D. Rees - Norristown, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1971
    A.B.
    Honors: Dean's List
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Deputy General Counsel, 1981 - 1985
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Pennsylvania, Associate, 1977 - 1981
• Lovejoy, Wasson, Lundgren & Ashton, New York City, Associate, 1975 - 1977

Classes and Seminars

• Employment Law Course Planner and Lecturer, Montgomery Bar Association
  
• Employment Law Course Planner and Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
  
• "Employment Law", Pennsylvania Bar Institute Municipal Law Colloquium, 1993 - 2001

Pro Bono Activities

• Board of Trustees, Gladwyne Free Library, Member (2000-2005 and 2007-Present) and President (2004-2005)
• President, Gladwyne Civic Association, 1995 - 1997
• King of Prussia Rotary, 2004-2017 (Speaker Chair, 2014-2015)
• Main Line Art Center, Director (2012-2018), Board President (2013-2015), Board Secretary (2015-2018)

Representative Clients

• The Hill School

• King of Prussia Chamber of Commerce

• Delaware Valley Real Estate Information Network

• Harcum College

• Montgomery County Association of Retarded Citizens

Representative Cases

• Norristown FOP v. Borough of Norristown
• Pottstown School Dist. v. The Hill School
• Malik v. American Arbitration Association

Published Works

Articles

• "New Trends in Employee Noncompetition Law", Pennsylvania Law Weekly, July 6, 2009
  
• Contributing Editor, "Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey", BNA Book, 2008
  
• Contributing Editor, "Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey", BNA Book, 2008
  
• Contributing Editor, "Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey", BNA Book, (2004 and 2008 Supplement)
  
• Contributing Editor, "Employee Duty of Loyalty", BNA Book, 2008
  
• "Damages and Forfeitures in Restrictive Covenant, Trade Secret and Employee Defection/Mobility Cases", Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2009
• "Overview of Post-Employment Restrictions", Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2005
• "Restrictive Covenants in the Professions", Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2000
• "Ten Hot Issues in Noncompete Enforcement", PBI Employment Law Institute, 2009
• "Wage Payment and Collection Law", PBI Employment Law Institute, 2006
• "Employee Non-Solicitation Covenants", PBI Employment Law Institute, 2005
• "Privacy Rights Basics in Employment Law", PBI Employment Law Institute, 2004
• "Executive Employment Contracts", PBI Employment Law Institute, 2003 and 2007
• Ethics in Employment Law, PBI Employment Law Institute, 2002
• "Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets", PBI Employment Law Institute, 2000 and 2001

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1976
• Pennsylvania, 1977
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1978
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1982

Other Affiliations

• Montgomery Bar Association (Past Chair and Co-Chair, Employment Law Committee)
• Montgomery Bar Association (Past Chair, Real Estate and Land Use Planning Committee)
• Montgomery Bar Association, Education Law Committee (Co-Chair)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Municipal Law Section (Past Chair)
• American Arbitration Association (National Panel of Employment Arbitrators Member)
• Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (and Predecessor Chambers), 1998 - 2011 (VP/General Counsel)