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Thomas A. Miller

Thomas A. Miller
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Thomas A. Miller

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tamiller@rkmc.com


Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Suite 3400
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3208

Phone: 310.552.0130
Toll Free: 1.800.553.9910
Fax: 310.229.5800

Practice Groups

Experience

  • Practice focuses on business trial and litigation (including antitrust and competition issues), and employment law, both litigation and counseling of management.
  • Antitrust and unfair competition experience includes Sherman Act (tying, group boycotts, predatory pricing), Robinson Patman Act; California Cartwright Act, Unfair Practices Act and Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17200 et seq.), individual and class actions.
  • Employment experience includes federal and state courts, Title VII and California state (FEHA) discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims (age, alienage, disability, gender, leave, pregnancy, race, religion, sex and sexual preference); wage & hour issues (including class action defense); workplace violence; employee discipline.

Certifications

  • Certified as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps (Lieutenant Colonel, USMCR, Ret.)

Other Experience

  • U.S. Marine Corps 1976-2000; active duty Judge Advocate between 1978 and 1987; retired as Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.  Trials, administrative law and operational (law of war) experience.

Recognition

  • Named a "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics (2007, 2008)**
**Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association (Antitrust and Litigation Sections)
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers 
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • California State Bar (Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section and Labor and Employment Law Section)
  • Orange County Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section (past Chair))

Civic Associations

  • Serving People in Need (SPIN), Costa Mesa, CA, Board of Directors
  • Orange County Forum, Board of Directors 

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D. (1978)
  • Siena Heights College, B.A., cum laude (1974)

Books and Articles

  • A Modest Proposal:  Let the Regulatory Paradigm Reflect the Industry Being Regulated
    Law Seminars International (LSI) (2000)
  • Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims
    Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (October 11, 1999)
  • Rage In The Workplace: An Employers Obligation Under The California Workplace Safety Act
    Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (May 10, 1999)
  • Competition! An Overview of Antitrust, Unfair Competition, Cross-Ownership and Access Issues
    Practicing Law Institute (PLI), (1997)

Selected Speeches

  • Best Practices for Demonstrative Evidence at Trial
    California State Bar Litigation Section Trial Symposium, Riverside, California (April 26, 2008)
  • Defense Perspective: Economic Damages in Wrongful Termination Cases
    Econ One Research, Inc., Santa Monica, California (December 11, 2007)
  • Class Action Case Update
    Bridgeport Continuing Education, Los Angeles, California (May 18, 2007)

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