Thomas B. Slocum is a partner with the firm’s Litigation Department. His practice touches upon all areas of business and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on white collar criminal defense, professional liability, intellectual property litigation, and insurance coverage and defense.
Mr. Slocum returned to the firm after working several years in-house at Chubb Insurance in the North American Office of General Counsel and Financial Lines Claims. At Chubb, Mr. Slocum’s areas of expertise included professional liability claim defense, coverage, and policy language for Chubb’s financial lines business. While in-house, Mr. Slocum also served as a member of Chubb’s New Jersey Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Slocum began his career as law clerk to the Honorable Jose L. Fuentes in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. While at the firm, Mr. Slocum has served on the Office of Attorney Ethics District Ethics Committee, and as a volunteer attorney with Partners for Women and Justice, an organization providing pro bono representation to victims of domestic violence. Outside of the firm, Mr. Slocum serves on his town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Mr. Slocum earned his Juris Doctorate at Rutgers School of Law in Newark. While in law school, Mr. Slocum served as a Legal Research and Writing Teaching Associate and worked in the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic.