Tom is a frequent lecturer on Estate Planning, Elder Law and Land Conservation matters.

Tom is considered one of the foremost land conservation attorneys in New Hampshire, representing both landowners and conservation organizations in land protection projects and conservation transactions. Tom is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (and was recently selected as New Hampshire State Chair) and concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, land conservation, elder law and probate matters; he is also a trained Mediator. In addition, Tom is a frequent writer and lecturer on conservation easements and estate planning topics to professionals as well as the general public.

Tom is a member of the Boards of the Granite State Conservation Voters, a statewide political advocacy and education organization, the Squam Lakes Conservation Society, and the Lakes Region Advisory Board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Tom also is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and was the founding Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association.

Born in Hanover, New Hampshire on July 17, 1951, Tom graduated from Princeton University and received his law degree from the University of Maine. Tom lives in Canterbury, New Hampshire with his wife Sylvia Bates, a land conservation professional, and has three children. Tom and Sylvia enjoy travel, hiking, canoeing, skiing and gourmet cooking.