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Thomas S. "Tom" Biemer

Partner, Co-Chair, Litigation Department; Executive Committee Member
1500 Market St. 3500E
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Direct(215) 575-7025
Fax(215) 575-7200
tbiemer@dilworthlaw.com

Assistant

Veronica (Ronni) McKeage
Direct(215) 575-7141
mckeagv@dilworthlaw.com

Thomas Biemer concentrates his practice in sophisticated litigation matters involving anti-trust, securities, trademark and patent infringement, RICO, ERISA class actions, and bankruptcy issues. He also works on commercial contracts, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in various courts throughout the nation.

Representative Experience

  • Represented a company in a matter that involved the patentability of software and business methods, resulting in an extension of patent protection to industries and technologies not previously covered.
  • Represented 53 area hospitals and other medical care providers in a litigation matter and recovered over $40 million on the providers' behalf. This was the first insolvency of a major HMO in America.
  • Represented American Financial Services Association, challenging lead ordinances attempting to regulate subprime lending market in Philadelphia. Represented on a national level against similar challenges in Ohio, Georgia, and California. Also successfully guided clients, AFSA and Maryland mortgage brokers to obtaining a permanent injunction to prevent the enforcement of a Montgomery County, Maryland lending bill.
  • Represented Independence Blue Cross in a series of class actions brought by members and beneficiaries of ERISA plans. The class action claims involved the calculation of the family deductible, the negotiation of discounts regarding co-insurance, coverage for Viagra, subrogation rights, and Medicare supplemental benefits.
  • Represented plaintiffs in the squeeze-out of a minority shareholder, and successfully obtained a nine-figure settlement.
  • Served as mediator in complex intellectual property and contract disputes.

Professional & Community Activities

  • Member, Dilworth Paxson's Executive Committee, currently
  • Board of Directors, Urban League of Philadelphia, currently
  • Instructor, University of Texas, Constitutional Law and Government, 1991
  • Captain, Reserve, 1988 – 1992
  • Captain, Active Duty U.S. Army Air Defense, 1984 – 1988 (Platoon Leader and Battery Executive Officer for a Patriot Missile Air Defense Battery)
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Education

  • J.D., with high honors, The University of Texas School of Law, Associate Editor of University of Texas Law Review, 1991
  • B.A., cum laude, Bucknell University, 1984

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1991
  • New Jersey, 1995
  • United States Supreme Court, 1998
  • United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit, 2009
  • United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit, 2000
  • United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, 2002
  • United States Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1996
  • United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992
  • United States District Court District of New Jersey, 1996
  • United States District Court Southern District of New York, 2004
  • United States Tax Court, 2008

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