Thomas W. Foley
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| After representing employers for more than 20 years with the state’s largest law firm, Tom changed the direction of his practice and, in 2009, joined Babich Goldman’s employment litigation group. Tom now focuses his time and energy on representing individuals in employment discrimination, wage-hour, wrongful discharge, non-compete and all types of civil rights litigation. Not wanting to abandon his past entirely, Tom continues to represent small to mid-sized companies in employment-related litigation, trade secret disputes, non-compete litigation, commercial tort claims and other commercial disputes. Tom’s extensive experience representing employers provides him with a unique ability to evaluate individual employment claims and to devise effective litigation strategies and tactics. Being on the other side for over twenty years, Tom knows how employers and insurance companies tend to react both in and out of the court room. |
Tom is an experienced employment attorney and commercial litigator who has been recognized by the major peer-rated services including Best Lawyers in America, Iowa Super Lawyers and Great Plains Super Lawyers. He has also received the highest possible Martindale Hubbell rating. Along with Babich Goldman's other employment law attorneys, Tom will work tirelessly to achieve your litigation goals and objectives. Tom was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in Iowa City, Iowa. He graduated, with honors, from the University of Iowa School of Business in 1982 and, with high distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1985. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife Dana and their three sons. |
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Areas of PracticeEmployment LawBusiness and Commercial Litigation Discrimination Civil Rights Appeals Bar AdmissionsState of Iowa (1986); State of Missouri (1985) (inactive). Tom is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa and with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.U.S. District Court of Nebraska (2010) EducationThe University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, B.B.A.,with honors (1982) The University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, J.D., with high distinction (1985) Published WorksTom is a frequent speaker on labor and employment issues and related topics. He is co-author of “Employment Torts: Emerging Areas of Employer Liability,” 39 Drake L. Rev 1, and recently completed an extensive review of Iowa trade secret law entitled “Keeping Confidential Information Secret: Trade Secret Enforcement Under Iowa’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act.” |
Classes/Seminars TaughtTom has served as an adjunct professor at Drake University Law School and has taught classes in legal interviewing and Labor Relations Law.Honors/AwardsAV® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell; The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2010; Iowa Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, 2007-2009; Great Plains Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, 2009Group/Organization MembershipsAmerican Bar Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Labor and Employment Law Section Council National; National Employment Law Association; Polk County Bar Association.Published CasesMany of the cases Tom has handled have resulted in published decisions. Some more recent examples include:Doe v. Central Iowa Health Systems, 766 N.W.2d 787 (Iowa 2009). Thrasher v. Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co., 535 F. Supp. 2d 937 (S.D. Iowa 2008). Interbake v. Tomasiello, 461 F. Supp. 2d 943 (N.D. Iowa 2006). Orluske v. Mercy Med. Ctr.-N. Iowa, 455 F. Supp. 2d 900 (N.D. Iowa 2006). Saeemodarae v. Mercy Health Servs., 456 F. Supp. 2d 456 (N.D. Iowa 2006). Green v. Racing Ass’n of Iowa, 713 N.W.2d 234 (Iowa 2006). Stephenson v. Wellmark, 705 N.W.2d 106 (Iowa App. 2005). Montgomery v. Deere & Co., 169 F.3d 556 (8th Cir. 1999). Thompson v. City of Des Moines, 564 N.W.2d 839 (Iowa 1997). |
