Tom Shunk is a seasoned first-chair trial lawyer who focuses his practice on patent, trade secret, and other technology-focused intellectual property litigation. Tom has tried more than 40 civil commercial cases throughout the country as first chair counsel, including many jury trials. Tom has argued before federal courts across the country, from the Western District of Washington to the Eastern District of Virginia. Tom has an extensive appellate practice as well, having appeared more than a dozen times before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—the exclusive appellate court for patent infringement disputes.
Tom is ranked in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America©. He has been appointed to the Mediation Panel for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio with emphasis on intellectual property disputes.