Thomas P. Schlax
E X P E R I E N C E
GIBBS & FUERST, Temecula, California
1999-present
Law firm of five attorneys
Practice areas include public entity defense, labor and employment, discrimination, civil rights, real property litigation, construction defect, professional liability and personal injury.GIBBS & EPPSTEINER, Temecula, California
1997-1999 (Known as Gibbs, Eppsteiner & Stagg from 1990-1998)
Specialized in the defense of civil litigation. Practice areas included construction, professional liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury, public entity defense, civil rights, discrimination, labor and employment.KINKLE, RODIGER & SPRIGGS, Riverside, California
1995-1997
Specialized in the defense of civil litigation. Successfully defended wrongful death, personal injury, premises liability, product defect and construction defect cases. Defended County of Riverside against ADA, discrimination and wrongful termination complaints.UNITED STATES NAVY
1971-1991
Areas of Practice
- Public Entity Defense
- Labor and Employment
- Discrimination
- Civil Rights
- Real Property Litigation
- Construction Defect
- Professional Liability
- Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
- J.D. - May, 1994
- University of Southern California
- M.S. - 1983
- Major: Systems Management
- United States Naval Academy
- B.S. - 1971
- Major: Operations Research
Past Employment Positions
- Gibbs & Eppsteiner, Temecula, California, (Known as Gibbs, Eppsteiner & Stagg from 1990-1998), 1997 - 1999
- Kinkle, Rodiger & Spriggs, Riverside, California, 1995 - 1997
- United States Navy, 1971 - 1991
