In 1978, after 3 years in the DAs office, Tom joined an Albany insurance defense firm which handled a broad spectrum of insurance driven litigation including liability, professional malpractice and products liability. In addition, the firm specialized in subrogation and property insurance coverage litigation with an emphasis on fire and fraud litigation defense. This type of work appealed to Tom since it closely paralleled his work as a prosecutor. In addition to numerous tort cases, Tom is proud to have tried more than 70 arson/fraud cases to verdict over the past 30 years. In January 2004, Tom's firm joined Barclay Damon and his property litigation practice has expanded to include a variety of commercial litigation matters.