Thomas Cresswell Jr

Tommy Cresswell Attorneys At Law

Thomas Cresswell Jr

Tommy Cresswell Attorneys At Law

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EDUCATION:

EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW; Atlanta, Georgia;  Doctor of Law degree, “With Distinction” (honors graduate), 1977.   Elected by faculty to Order of the Coif (national honor society for lawyers).   Moot Court Society member and Dean’s scholar.  Received American Jurisprudence awards for highest grades in Commercial Paper and Insurance.

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY; Nashville, Tennessee; Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Political Science, and Philosophy,  1973.   Participated in various extracurricular activities.

ACTING STUDIO CONSERVATORY;  Nashville, Tennessee; diploma in Performing Arts, 1988.   Studied traditional acting and received additional personal training for performance and presentation on camera.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

ATTORNEY, ACTOR,  AND WRITER.

Self-employed professional, 1987 – present.

Professional actor and member of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) since 1988.  Appear in small speaking roles in feature films and television series, as well as “live” theater and television commercials.  Serve as spokesperson for corporations in video presentations and “live” presentations and performances, in various markets, including Chicago, Atlanta, and Nashville.  Occasionally write for video presentations and motivational literature. Best attributes:  polished, articulate, and effective communication

General private, law practice, including general business & corporate matters (from contract negotiation to formation or sale of businesses), construction law, real estate, commercial litigation, commercial loans, as well as family law (estate planning and adoption).  Strengths include: problem analysis & solving; ability to draft complex documents/transactions; ability to handle multiple issues and concerns simultaneously; focused and helpful advice; maintain bottom-line vision while not overlooking details.

Represent individuals and  commercial enterprises, that have local and national operations.   Licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Georgia since 1978.  Admitted to practice before all levels of trial and appellate courts, as well as the United States District Courts for Middle District of Tennessee and the Northern District of Georgia, the United States Sixth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Court of Claims.  Member of American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and State Bar of Georgia.

BOULT, CUMMINGS, CONNERS & BERRY (law firm);  Nashville, Tennessee.  Partner in law firm from 1985 through August, 1987;  associate attorney from 1979 through 1984.  Served as principal construction law attorney for firm, representing local, regional,  and  national  contractors,   architects  and  suppliers.    Served  as  General Counsel to American Subcontractors Association, Tennessee Chapter 1986 – 1987.  Special counsel to American Institute of Architects, Tennessee Chapter, 1986.  Instructor for law seminars.  Served as local Tennessee counsel to national firms.  Also practiced in commercial litigation, real estate, intellectual property law, and general corporation matters.  Served on committees of the law firm and committees of  state and local bar associations, including  the committees on “Ethics” and “Public Relations.”

MILLER & MARTIN (law firm);  Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Associate attorney from 1978 through 1979.  Worked principally in areas of banking law, commercial litigation, and corporate taxation.  Handled default resolutions for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).

SMITH, CURIE & HANCOCK (law firm);  Atlanta, Georgia; and HALL & FISHMAN (law firm), Atlanta, Georgia.  Worked as law clerk, performing analytical/legal research during law school, 1976 – 1977.

THIRD NATIONAL BANK IN NASHVILLE  (now “SunTrust“); Nashville, Tennessee;  1973 through 1975.  Worked as Management Trainee with positions in Planning & Staff, Methods & Procedures, Finance & Collections, and  Branch Operations.  Duties included restructuring bank’s Trust Department operations, projecting bank modeling variables for asset management programming and administration.  Received American Institute of Banking basic certificate.

PERSONAL INFORMATION & INTERESTS:

Married to Evalynn  (“Lynn”) Cox Cresswell since January 2, 1972.  Three children: Rachel (21), Hayley (19), and Ian (17).  Interests include anything outdoors, especially hiking and backpacking, as well as chess, weight-training, creative writing, and singing.  Conversant at tourist level in Spanish and French.  I volunteer my services in teaching, construction, and fund-raising for church projects.  Ten short-term mission trips to Mexico, one to Kenya;  motivational speaker.   Taught conversational English, business law and economics in English, and English proficiency courses in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China for four months in 2000;  taught conversational English in Oaxaca, Mexico for three months in 2003.