Biography

Brian focuses his practice on general litigation matters, including toxic tort, product liability, professional liability, commercial litigation and asbestos litigation matters. Brian’s practice involves a broad range of matters in civil litigation in state and federal Courts in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Brian represents companies, owners, individuals, non-profit organizations and insurers in matters ranging from product liability, personal injury, construction and environmental disputes, and toxic tort, including all aspects of asbestos litigation. In connection with civil litigation filed under Delaware’s Child Victims Act, Brian defended churches, schools and youth organizations against suits alleging institutional liability for acts of childhood sexual abuse.

While in Law School, Brian served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Dexter M. Thompson, Jr. of the Circuit Court for Cecil County Maryland.

Representative Matters
  • Droz v. Hennessy Industries, LLC, 275 A. 3d 257 (Del. 2022)
Presentations & Teaching Experience
  • Presenter, “Using Expert Witnesses to Get Your Evidence in (and Keep Theirs Out),” National Business Institute, December 20, 2016.
  • Presenter, “What to Look for, Where to Find it and What to do With it: Email, Social Media, Texts and Video,” National Business Institute, December 20, 2016.
  • Presenter, “Defense perspectives on the ethics of aggregate settlements under Rule 1.8,” presented at the Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Litigation Conference, January 2014.

Brian Tome

Partner

Credentials

Admissions

  • Delaware
  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • Maryland
  • District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

Widener University (Delaware Law), JD, 2008

University of Delaware, BA – Psychology, 2003

Prior Law Firm Experience

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC

Reilly McDevitt & Henrich PC