A lifelong competitor and strong leader, Tom has been involved with competitive sport for six decades.

West Michigan Coyotes Mite A, Mite AA, Squirt AA, Pee Wee A Elite
Champions Michigan (Silver Stick 1999);
Michigan (Silver Stick 2000);
Chicago Cup;
Sports Extravaganza;
Little Caesar Division & Play-offs
North American Champions (2000 Atom A)
North American Finalists (2001 Atom Major AA)
Forest Hills Central High School, Hockey Coach, 1973-1977
West Michigan Champions, 1975, 1976, 1977
State Semi-Finalists, 1976

Coach of various baseball, softball and other hockey teams
University of Notre Dame Intercollegiate Hockey, 1963-1967
Captain, 1966-1967

The Future of Contact Sports – Legal Risks Associated with Concussions in Sports

There have been health, safety, and moral concerns about injury in sports for decades. Those concerns are now focused on head injuries associated with contact sports. The legal risks and exposures are now so elevated they may threaten the very existence of some sports.

The Trial of the Lead Football Concussion Case

The lead football concussion case was a class-action filed on behalf of all current and former high school football players. The high schools defended and won that case in state court in Chicago. Here is the story of that victory, and its aftermath.

The $4 Billion Pro-Football Lockout War Chest Trial

In an epic struggle between the professional athletes and owners, the National Football League decided to shut down the league and lockout the players in order to exact billions of dollars in concessions from the players. The League entered new contracts with the broadcasters to pay for their lockdown, ensuring the owners would be paid 100% of the television monies even if no games were televised because no games were played because the owners locked out the players. The owners amassed a 4 Billion, 73 Million dollar war chest to fund their lockout. The same owners had, however, pledged, in a written contract, their best efforts to maximize the revenues for the players during that same locked-out season. After trial in federal district court in Minneapolis, the court ruled in favor of the players and found that the league and owners had breached their contract and violated their duties of good faith to the players.