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Thomas M. Lent Erie, Pennsylvania
Thom began his legal career with the Erie firm Marsh, Spaeder, Baur, Spaeder & Schaaf, becoming a full partner in 1990. He handled primarily medical and legal malpractice cases as well as all areas of employment law. Additionally, he handled defamation defense cases for various local television and print media defendants. Thom served as the Course Director and Primary lecturer from the Medical Jurisprudence course at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine from 1994 through 2002 when the course became internet-based. He was invited to speak to several LECOM graduating classes and lecture on licensure and risk management issues. Additionally, he has provided CME lecture services to local physicians' groups on various issues. As well, Thom has served as a panel member on various PBI seminars mainly addressing litigation issues. In addition to practicing law, Thom still plays competitive Senior ice hockey and was an organizer of the "Law and Order Cup," a charity game played between members of the bar and a team of law enforcement officers.
- 2004
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Employment Litigation
- Product Liability Defense
- Legal Malpractice Defense
- General Defense Litigation
- Defamation and First Amendment
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Pennsylvania, 1983
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio,
1983
J.D.
Law Review:
Ohio Northern Law Review, Assoc. Editor, '81-'82; Sr. Staff Member '82-'83
- Edinboro State College,
1980
B.A. Honors: Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society Major: History
- Steagald v. U.S.; The Fourth Amendment Search Warrant Requirement Advances One Step Further, Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1982
- Bearfield v. Hauck, 595 A.2d 1320
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- Sagala v. Tavares, 533 A.2d 165
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- Murray v. Corry School District, 566 A.2d 645
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- Lazar v. RUR Industries Inc., 487 A.2d 29
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- Altomare v. Zucker, 726 F.Supp 613
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- Learn v. Hibbard, 19 Pa. D&C 4th, Aff'd 647 A.2d 271
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- Fandozzi v. Kelly Hotel, 711 A.2d 524
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- Woodburn v. Consolidated Coal Co., 590 A.2d 1273
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- Murphy v. Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2 Pa. D&C 4th 273
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- Emert v. Farrah, 33 Pa. D&C 4th 313
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- Mosakowski v. Presque Isle Clinical Group, 7 Pa. D&C 4th 165
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- Williams v. Lemieux, 831 F.2d 286
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- Gruber v. Hubbard Bert, 675 F.Supp 281
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- Farkas v. Hustead, 35 D&C 3rd 610
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- Medical Jurisprudence Course Director and Primary Lecturer, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine,
1995
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2003
- Employment Law Update, Sterling Educational Services, 2003
- Varioua PBI Sponsored Seminars, Litigation Topics
- Editor's Award, Outstanding Member of Law Review, Ohio Northern University College of Law,
1982
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1983
- AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
- Defense Research Institute
- Member, 1985
- Pennsylvania Defense Institute
- Member, 1986
- Northwest Legal Services,
1986
- Present
- Board Member
- Marsh, Spaeder, Baur, Spaeder & Schaaf, Partner,
1983
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2004
- Phi Alpha Delta
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