MARTIN, CUKJATI & TOM, LLP

Biography

Jeff Tom is a civil litigation attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in all aspects of their business lawsuits, construction lawsuits, employment lawsuits and serious personal injury lawsuits. As a central part of his practice, Jeff represents clients in cases involving breach of contract, breach of lease agreements, employment disputes, wrongful termination, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions, construction disputes, class actions, and serious personal injury lawsuits.

Background

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Jeff Tom grew up in Boerne, Texas and graduated from Boerne High School. In high school, Jeff worked for a local business, Omtex Systems, Inc., building the company’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and accounting systems. After high school, Jeff attended the prestigious McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his studies, Jeff completed a multi-year internship with the Dell computer company. He graduated from the University of Texas early, in 3 years, with a degree in Management Information Systems. After college, Jeff joined a subsidiary of Stewart Title as a international information technology consultant. While working and living in Romania and India, Jeff led an international development team in implementing a complex software program that was designed to establish and verify land ownership in Romania.

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The real world business experience attorney Jeff Tom gained by working at Omtex, Dell, and Stewart is the foundation for his legal practice today. Jeff knows first hand the difficulties and pressures of managing teams, large or small, and making the fundamental, bottom-line decisions that our business clients are faced with every day. Understanding the business challenges and pressures provides Jeff with unique insight into his cases. Real world business experience changes the way you view the world and is fundamental to being able to assist individuals and businesses in lawsuits. Having worked in business all over the world, Jeff has the experience needed to help his clients win.

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After gaining valuable business experience, Jeff attended law school at the University of Houston Law Center. He worked throughout law school building a solid, real-world foundation in the law. After law school, he joined the law firm of Martin & Cukjati, LLP.

Attorney Jeff Tom has extensive experience representing clients in lawsuit related to breach of contract, breach of lease agreements, employment disputes, wrongful termination, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims, construction disputes, class actions, and serious personal injury lawsuits.​

Practice Areas

Jeff Tom focuses on Commercial Litigation, Business Law, General Civil Trial Litigation, Consumer Claims, and Serious Personal Injury.

Education

Jeff Tom attended The University of Texas at Austin earning a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems in 2002. He earned his Juris Doctorate at the University of Houston in 2006.

Admissions

• State Bar of Texas

• U.S Federal District Court, Western District of Texas

• U.S. Federal District Court, Southern District of Texas

Memberships

Jeff is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association