Born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Tom Clary is an Associate at Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C. Tom is an active professional musician, having played professionally with The Temptations, Four Tops, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow and Ann Peebles. When not playing music or helping musicians with their contractual and business needs, Tom has an active law practice at Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, helping his clients in a number of diversified areas. Some of Tom’s achievements through his career include:
- Assisted in successfully defending an insurer in a pollution-exclusion claim, achieving victory in both Tennessee Federal Court and before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Won Summary judgment for an insurer in a property damage claim involving policy exclusion in Tennessee State Court
- Assisted in 2-week jury trial in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Mississippi
- Handled a number of General Sessions Trials for his clients
- Defending businesses in a number of breach of contract and similar matters achieving nuisance value settlements on the eve of trial for the benefit of his clients
Practice Areas:
- Workers’ Compensation
- Legal Malpractice
- ERISA Benefits Denial
- Personal Injury
- Insurance Law (Insurance Coverage)
- Music Industry – Drafting and Negotiating Contracts (artists and labels)
Education:
- University of Memphis, cum laude (Bachelor of Music, 2002)
- University of Memphis School of Law, magna cum laude (J.D. 2005)
Court Admissions:
- Tennessee Supreme Court (2005)
- U.S. District Court, W.D. Tennessee (2005)
Honors and Professional Achievements:
- Former Member, University of Memphis Law Review (Articles Editor, 2004-2005)
- CALI Award, University of Memphis School of Law, Corporate Tax, Professional Responsibility and Trial Advocacy
- Recipient of Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, 2005
Publications
- Property—In Re Estate of Vincent: The Tennessee Supreme Court Declines to Extend the Common Law Doctrine of Exoneration to Survivorship Property, 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 695 (2004)
Community Involvement
- Boy Scouts of America – Assistant ScoutMaster – T255
- Woodbadge for the 21st Century Leadership Training Course
Personal
Tom is married to Anita Clary and is the father of two children, Brenna and Avery. As mentioned above, Tom is a professional musician and regularly plays trumpet around the nation, including at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in 2014.
