Thomas William Lyons III - Providence, RI

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1979
    A.B.
    Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Vetter & White, Providence, RI, 1983 - 1995

Classes and Seminars

• The Future of the Practice of Law, Western States Bar Conference, 2008
  
• How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Rhode Island, National Business Institute, November 12,2004
  
• Direct and Cross-examination in Rhode Island, November 7,2003
  
• Advanced Expert Witness Depositions, National Business Institute, June 16, 2004
  
• Instructor, Legal Research, Oral Advocacy and Writing, Case Western Reserve University, 1982 - 1983

Representative Clients

• Viacom, Inc.

• CBS Corporation

• Verizon

• Danaher Corporation

• United States Tobacco Company

• Lead Industries Associates

• The Stanley Works

• Union Carbide Corporation

• Citibank

• Chrysler Financial Corporation

• Hoechst Marion Roesel, Inc.

Representative Cases

• Wai Feng Trading Co., Ltd. v. Quick Fitting, Inc.
  • Citation: 2006 WL 4184014 (D.R.I. June 14, 2016)
• Richer v. Parmalee
  • Citation: 2016 WL 3094487 (D.R.I. June 1, 2016)
• Laccinole v. Assad
  • Citation: 2016 WL 3094487 (D.R.I. Mar. 7, 2016)
• Baumgartner v. American Standard, Inc.
  • Citation: 2015 WL 4523476 (R.I.Super. July 22, 2015)
• Laccinole v. Twin Oaks Software Development, Inc.
  • Citation: 2014 WL 2440400 (D.R.I. May 30, 2014)
• Boyer v. Bedrosian
  • Citation: 57 A.3d 259 (R.I. 2012)
• Harodite Industries, Inc. v. Warren Electric Corp.
  • Citation: 24 A.2d 514 (R.I. 2011)
• Gray v. Derderian
  • Citation: 365 F.Supp.2d 218 (D.R.I. 2005)
• Mosby v. Devine
  • Citation: 851 A.2d 1031 (R.I. 2004)
• Qualitex, Inc. v. Coventry Realty Corp.
  • Citation: 557 A.2d 850 (R.I. 1997)
  • Serial Number: 1989058096
• Dextraze v. Florida Flame, Inc.
  • Citation: 692 A.2d 338 (R.I. 1997)
  • Serial Number: 1997092286
• National Credit Union Administration Board v. Regine
  • Citation: 795 F.Supp. 59 (D.R.I.1992)
  • Serial Number: 1992099085
• DiPalma v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • Citation: 938 F.2d 1463 (1st Cir. 1991)
  • Serial Number: 1991127732
• National Credit Union Administration Board v. Regine
  • Citation: 749 F.Supp. 401 (D.R.I. 1990)
  • Serial Number: 1990152019
• Providence Journal Co. v. Kane
  • Citation: 577 A.2d 661 (R.I. 1990)
  • Serial Number: 1990104404

Published Works

Articles

• Receivers, Ethics, Conflicts and Confidentiality, Rhode Island Bar Journal, March-April, 2009
  
• Specs and the Single Arbitration Clause, The Business Suit(Reprinted in The Dispute Resolution Journal), May-July, 2001
  
• Rhode Island Chapter, DRI Products Liability Defenses, 2001 and 2004
  
• Building a Public Trust and Confidence in the Rhode Island Judicial System, Rhode Island Bar Journal, February, 2001
  
• Counterpoint- Who makes the Law?, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November, 2000
  
• The Supreme Court Decides the Balance of Powers, Rhode Island Bar Journal, November, 1998
• Frye, Daubert and Where Do We Go From Here, Rhode Island Bar Journal, January, 1997
• Convincing a Reluctant Judge to Hold a Pretrial Daubert Hearing, DRI Trials & Tribulations, Spring, 1997
• Rule 56 Reborn, Rhode Island Bar Journal, October, 1988

Bar Admissions

• Rhode Island, 1983
• Massachusetts, 1996
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1984
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1991

Other Affiliations

• Rhode Island Bar Association, 1998 - 2008 (Executive Committee)
• Rhode Island Bar Association, 2006 - 2007 (President)
• Rhode Island Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Secretary)
• Rhode Island Bar Journal, 1998 - 2002 (Editor-in-Chief)
• DRI Business Litigation Committee, 1998 - Present (Steering Group)
• DRI Commercial Litigation Committee, 2001 - 2003 (Chair)
• Model Civil Jury Instructions Subcommittee, 1998 - Present (Chair)
• Superior Court Bench/Bar Committee, 1997 - 1998 (Chair)
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Indigent Defense Task Force, 2003 - 2004 (Member)
• Rhode Island Supreme Court User-Friendly Court Committee, 1997 - 1998 (Member)
• DRI Agricultural, Construction, Mining and Industrial Equipment Sub-committee of Products Liability Committee, 1994 - 1996 (Steering Group)
• Rhode Island Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Vice President)
• Rhode Island Bar Association, 2002 - 2003 (Treasurer)
• DRI Commercial Litigation Committee, 2000 - 2001 (Vice-chair)
• DRI Commercial Litigation Committee, 1998 - 2000 (Publications Chair)
• National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2007 - Present (Executive Council)
• New England Bar Association, 2014 - 2015 (President)