harman claytor corrigan & wellman
thomas s. garrett     |     PARTNER     |    
Tom Garrett was born in Bedford, Virginia in 1968. His primary areas of concentration are insurance coverage litigation and civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, he worked at a national law firm in Washington, D.C., where he concentrated in coverage for complex claims under general liability, commercial property and professional liability policies. Tom has drafted countless coverage opinions, obtained summary judgment on behalf of insurers on numerous complex coverage issues, written articles and given speeches on a variety of insurance coverage issues.

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SECRETARY   |   lola mcfaden     804.762.8031
PARALEGAL   |   gigi mckay     804.622.1152
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Education
  • University of Richmond, B.A., 1990
  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1998
Professional Honors & Activities
  • Henrico County Bar Association
  • Richmond Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Insurance and Litigation Sections
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
    • Policy Coverage Section, Vice-Chair, 2011
  • Defense Research Institute, Insurance Committee
  • Autism Society of America, Central Virginia Chapter
Bar & Court Admissions
  • Virginia State Bar, 2007
  • District of Columbia Bar, 1999
  • United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

    Publications
    • The Journal of Civil Litigation - Brothers in Arms:  Contractual Indemnification and Additional Insured Coverage, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Summer 2011
    • Regional Editor, "DRI Bad Faith Compendium"
    • Author, ABA Additional Insured Handbook, Chapter 8, Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreements and The Obligation to Procure and Maintain Insurance
    Cases of Note
    • Dragas Management Corp. v. Hanover Ins. Co., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2011 WL 3468371 (E.D. Va., Aug. 8, 2011)
    • Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Dragas Management Corp., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2011 WL 2473263 (E.D. Va., June 13, 2011)
    • Republic Franklin Ins. Co. v. Albemarle County School Bd., 2010 WL 2950499 (W.D. Va., July 23, 2010)
    • Smurfit-Stone Container, Inc. v. Nat'l Interstate Ins. Co., 2008 WL 4153762 (E.D. Va. Sept. 5, 2008)
    • Executive Risk Indem. Co. v. Integral Equity, 2004 WL 438936 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 10, 2004)
    • TIG Ins. Co. v. Town of Cheektowaga, 142 F. Supp. 2d 343 (W.D.N.Y. 2000)

     

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