THOMAS J. DONALDSON
Partner
Email: tdonaldson@dyerlawrence.com
Phone: 775-885-1896
A Nevada native, Mr. Donaldson was raised in Northern Nevada and graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a minor in criminal justice. While attending McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California, he worked as a criminal prosecutor in the misdemeanor division of U.S. Attorney’s office. Mr. Donaldson attained his law degree in 1994 and immediately returned to Nevada where he became a member of the State Bar and was the law clerk for the Honorable Michael E. Fondi in the First Judicial District Court in Carson City. In 1995, Mr. Donaldson joined the firm as an associate attorney, and has been a partner in the firm since 2002. Mr. Donaldson has primarily represented public employee associations and their members in administrative, employment-related proceedings for over 20 years. However, he also handles general legal disputes, transactions and litigation for a number of private sector clients.
PRACTICE AREAS
Labor and Employment Law
Commercial and General Litigation
Administrative Law
Real Estate and Construction Law
EDUCATION
University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1994)
University of Nevada, Reno (B.S., 1986)
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
BV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory®
PERSONAL
Born Las Vegas, Nevada, 1964
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1994
Supreme Court of Nevada, 1994
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
State Bar of Nevada
National Organization of Lawyers for Education Associations
First Judicial District Bar Association (past President)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Law Clerk to Judge Michael E. Fondi, First Judicial District Court of Nevada