Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.
Partner
Patton Boggs LLP
Experience
Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. has been named to The National Law Journal’s list of the top 100 lawyers in the United States every year since the list’s inception. Since joining the firm in 1966, Mr. Boggs has built the nation’s leading practice assisting clients in the ways that government and business intersect. He advises clients on a broad range of legislative and regulatory matters including tax, health care, trade and telecommunications. He is widely viewed as one of the most effective and creative lawyers in Washington because of his ability to analyze options, develop strategies and present his clients’ positions in policy-making proceedings before the United States Congress, the White House and federal agencies.
Mr. Boggs has spent his entire career in Washington. Before joining the firm, he served as an economist for the Joint Economic Committee and in the Executive Office of the President as a coordinator for the National Defense Executive Reserve. He has been a member of the board of directors of 1-800-CONTACTS, Eastern Air Lines Incorporated, The Keystone Center, Suburban Mortgage Association Inc., Washington BanCorporation and Chemfix Technologies, Inc. He has also served on the Board of Regents of Georgetown University, the Board of Visitors of Duke University and the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland Foundation. Mr. Boggs is chairman of Patton Boggs’ Executive Committee.
Representative Matters
- Designed and secured Congressional approval of $1.5 billion federal bailout of Chrysler Corporation, the largest bailout in U.S. history, in 1979.
- Currently represents more than fifty corporations, trade associations and state and foreign governments.
Professional Affiliations
- National Board of Directors, Congressional Award Foundation
- Board of Trustees, Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Member, American Judicature Society
- Member, American Maritime Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Associations
- Federal City Council
Honors and Awards
- Presidential Commission on Executive Exchange, 1979-1981
- Presidential delegate, Trade Mission, People's Republic of China, 1979
- Presidential delegate, Independence of the Solomon Islands, 1978
- Member, Charter Commission, Democratic National Committee, 1973
- Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives, 8th District of Maryland, 1970
Publications, Speeches, Presentations
- Co-author, “Guiding Foreign Governments Through the Complex Intersection of Business, Law, and Foreign Policy: The Rising Importance of Washington Counsel,” Business Law Brief American University Washington College of Law (Spring/Summer 2010)
- Co-author, “Private Trade Barriers in the Atlantic,” 1964
- Co-author, “Corporate Political Activity,” 1984
Practice Areas
Public Policy and Lobbying
Education
Georgetown University, L.L.B., 1965
Georgetown University, A.B., 1961
Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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