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Corporate Place, 5600 Royal Dane Mall
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 00802-6410 (St. Thomas Co.)
U.S. Virgin Islands
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 Free Initial Consultation  Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) We are a firm with extensive experience, committed to the prompt and efficient delivery of quality legal services and responsive to our clients' needs, with the highest level of professional service. For almost a quarter of a century, Tom Bolt & Associates, P.C. has been known as a reliable source of legal advice for its clients, an exemplary corporate citizen by the business community and civic leaders, and an employer which offers a fulfilling, enjoyable, and supportive environment by those who work at the firm. One of the largest firms in the United States Virgin Islands, Tom Bolt & Associates, P.C. provides legal services that can be an important investment in your future and a significant contributor to your success. Tom Bolt & Associates, P.C. is a full service business law firm which strives to achieve long-standing partnerships with its clients and offer strategic business solutions. Individual attorneys in the firm are licensed to practice in the United States Virgin Islands, California, Georgia, Hawaii, New York and Pennsylvania. The firm encourages its attorneys to participate actively in both professional and community organizations which benefit the legal community and the community at large. Tom Bolt & Associates, P.C. is affiliated with Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP. Reviser of the Virgin Islands Law Digest for this Directory. Statement of PracticeAdministrative, Affordable Housing, Antitrust, Appellate, Aviation, Banking, Commercial Transaction, Construction and Public Contracts, Copyright, Patents and Trademarks, Corporate and Business, Corporate Finance - Public and Private, Creditor Rights, Energy, Environmental Regulation, Estate/Trust Planning and Administration, Family and Private Business, Financial Services, Government Contracts, Government Relations, Hospitality Law, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Internet, Licensing, Commercial Contracts, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisition and Sales of Businesses, Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Regulated Industries, Securities Regulation, Tax Benefits, Tax Exempt and Charitable Entities, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunications, Transactional Tax Planning and Controversy, Trust and Estate Planning, U.S. Relocation and Investment, Utilities, Venture Capital, Wills and Probate, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Year Established: 1991
Firm Size: 8
Languages: Arabic, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish.
Firm Affiliations AMERICAN COUNSEL ASSOCIATION Representative Clients:Armour Enterprises, Caribbean Sun Airlines, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Equifax, Ernst & Young, LLP, Host Marriott Corp., Housing Authority Risk Management, Interbay Funding, LLC, International Plaza, LLC, Kazi Foods, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Lloyd's of London, Lovango Conservation, LLC, Marriott Corp., Merchants Commercial Bank, Metro Motors, Nisky Center, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP, Reliance Housing Foundation, Ritz Carlton, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Royal Dane Mall, LLC, Stanford Financial Group, Starwood Vacation Ownership, St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce, Transamerica Corp., USA Risk Group, USDA Rural Housing Services, Virgin Islands Auto Dealers Association, Virgin Islands Financial Services Association, Virgin Islands Hotel & Tourism Association, Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority, Virgin Islands Insurance Association, Virgin Islands Territorial Association of REALTORS, Vitraco Mall.
ClientsATTORNEYS FOR: United States of America Rural Economic and Community Development Service
Merrill Lynch Credit Corp.
Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
Reference:First Bank Puerto Rico.
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AddressCorporate Place, 5600 Royal Dane Mall
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 00802-6410, (St. Thomas Co.)
U.S. Virgin Islands
PhonePhone: 340-774-2944
Telecopier: 340-776-1639
Websitehttp://www.vilaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Tom Bolt (Managing Partner) born Anderson, South Carolina, December 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, U.S. Virgin Islands. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1978); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1982). Counsel to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, 1983-1988. Counsel to the U.S. Virgin Islands Law Revision Commission, 1988-1991. Vice Chair, South Carolina Democratic Party, 1980-1982. Executive Committee, Virgin Islands Democratic Party, 1988-1992. Commissioner, 1988, Division Chair, 2005-2007, Member, Legislative Council, 2005-2009. Member, Drafting Committee on Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, 2005-2006, Member, Drafting Committee on Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, 2005-2007, Member, Drafting Committee on Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, 2005-2006, Member, Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Family Law, 2005-2007, Member, Study Committee on Environmental Controls and Hazards Notice System, 2005-2007, Member, Study Committee on Health Care Information Interoperability, 2005-2007, Chair, Drafting Committee on Uniform Money Services Act, 1996-2005 and Member, 1989, Chair, 2003-2005 and Co-Chair, 2005-2009, Committee on Liaison with the American Bar Association, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). Board of Directors, American Law Network, 1992-1995, 1999-2005. American Bar Association-American Law Institute Committee on Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA), 1992-1995, 1999-2005. Board of Directors, Attorneys Liability Protection Society, Inc. (ALPS), 1995-2004. Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2007 and President, 2006-2007, American Counsel Association. Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2009 and President, 2005-2009, Habitat for Humanity of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Inc. Member, Board of Advisors, 2006-2009 and Founding Chair, 2006-2009, Salvation Army Virgin Islands. Member, Board of Trustees, 2005-2006 and Founding Chair, 2006-2009, Children's Trust of the Virgin Islands. Member, 2007-2009 and Chair, 2008-2009, Board of Directors, Virgin Islands Continuum of Care on Homelessness. Life Sustaining Fellow, National Conference of Bar Presidents. Member: Virgin Islands (President, 2002-2003; Recipient, President's Award, 2000; Board of Governors, 1987-1989, 1990-2003; Chairman, Committee on Legislation and Law Reform, 1987-1992; ABA Delegate, 1989-2000; ABA Delegate-at-Large, 2000-2009) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1989-2009; State Membership Chair, 1989; Member, 1992-1996, 2004-2006 and Chair, 2004-2006, House of Delegates Drafting Committee; House of Delegates Committee on State and Local Bar Associations, 1996-1998; House of Delegates Select Committee, 1998-2000; House of Delegates Credential Committee, 2008-2009; Sections on: Business Law, Banking Law Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Real Estate Lending, Subcommittee on Community Bank Matter, Subcommittee on International Banking, Cyberspace Law Committee, Legislation Committee; General Practice, Solo and Small Firms, Quality of Life Committee, Marketing Legal Services Committee, Real Property and Land Use Committee, Sole Practitioners and Small Firms Committee, Urban, State and Local Government Law Committee; Individual Rights & Responsibilities, Individual Rights & Responsibilities, Rights of the Under Represented Committee; Law Practice Management; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Construction, Improvements, Purchase and Sale of Residential Real Estate Committee, Resorts and Tourism Committee, Retail Leasing Committee) Bar Associations; Virgin Islands Judicial Council (2002-2003); Virgin Islands Law Revision Commission (2002-2004); National Conference of Bar Presidents (Member: Executive Council, 2004-2007; Communications Committee, 2002-2003, 2005-2007; Member, 2001-2004, 2006-2008 and Chair, 2006-2007, Membership Committee); Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate(5%); Lobbying(10%); Legislation(10%); Trade and Professional Associations(10%); Administrative Law(5%); Telecommunications Law(10%); Banks and Banking(15%); Business Law(10%); Commercial Real Estate(5%); Housing Law(5%); Resorts and Leisure(5%); Trusts and Estates(5%); Antitrust and Trade Regulation(5%).Email: Tom Bolt
——————————A. Jennings Stone, III (Associate) born Ronceverte, West Virginia, January 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, Virgin Islands; 2008, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., English, 1988; M.A., Education, 1991); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 2000). Recipient: T. Morton McDonald Scholarship Award for Legal Research, 2000; Clair A. Cripe Award for Correctional Law, 2000. Articles Editor, American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law, 1999-2000. Law Clerk, Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands, 2001-2003. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2000-2001. Member: Virginia and Virgin Islands Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(80%); General Practice(20%).Email: A. Jennings Stone, III
Ravinder S. Nagi (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Hawaii; 2006, U.S. Virgin Islands. Education: Tufts University (B.A., Management, 1998); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Associate Attorney, Housing Unit Head, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, 2002-2005. Member: Virgin Islands Bar Association. Languages: Hindi, Punjabi. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(35%); Collections(25%); Civil Litigation(20%); Probate(20%).Email: Ravinder S. Nagi
Laura Nagi (Associate) born Valmeyer, Illinois, March 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2003, Hawaii; 2007, Virgin Islands. Education: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (B.S., Journalism, 1997); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2001). Member, Honors Moot Court. Recipient: Public Interest Law Certificate; Emery Law Scholarship; Public Interest Law Certificate. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State, Virgin Islands and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law(90%); Immigration and Naturalization(10%).Email: Laura Nagi
Nycole A. Thompson (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Virgin Islands. Education: Williams College (B.A., Spanish, 1995); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Archibald R. Murray Public Services Award, 2005. Litigation Associate, Law Offices of Rohn & Cameron, LLC. Member, Fordham's Environmental Law Review Journal's Editorial Board. Research and Teaching Assistant, Fordham's Environmental Law Review Journal's Editorial Board. Semi-Finalist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition, 2003. Member, Rotary Club of St. Thomas Sunrise. Volunteer with Junior Achievement and the Alternate to Violence Program. Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Labor and Employment(10%); Personal Injury; Civil Litigation(40%); Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Collections(20%); Probate(10%); Government(10%).Email: Nycole A. Thompson
Adam K. Gusman (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, September 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2004). LEGAL EXPERIENCE
LAW OFFICES OF KARIN A. BENTZ, P.C.
Associate, July 2008-May 2009
·Conducted depositions, researched and drafted dispositive motions and discovery, engaged in motion practice in wide range of subject areas: employment litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and employers, as well as personal injury, commercial, property and copyright litigation.
·Managed heavy case load of 25+ active matters; handled all of the firm's court-appointed criminal and juvenile cases.
·Advised clients on a wide range of employment-related issues, including wage payment and compensation issues, personnel policies and handbooks, employment agreements, reductions-in-force, and employment-related aspects of corporate transactions.
·Briefed and successfully argued a criminal appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. James S. Carroll III, 2007-2008
·Conducted legal research, drafted judicial opinions, including several published opinions, mediated small claims disputes, and advised trial court judge regarding disposition of various criminal and civil cases and appeals. WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, Chicago, IL and Washington, DC
Associate, Labor & Employment Department, 2004-2007
·Researched and drafted dispositive motions, wrote legal memoranda, and drafted discovery for labor/employment litigation and commercial litigation.
·Defended employers of all sizes in multi-plaintiff and single plaintiff federal and state litigation, including statutory discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour claims, tort and contract claims, and whistleblower claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
·Prosecuted and defended actions involving the enforcement of restrictive covenants and non-competes, as well as unfair competition, employee raiding, and trade secret claims.
·Represented employer at a race discrimination fact-finding conference before the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
·Conducted research and advised employers regarding union campaigns and labor disputes; submitted briefs and position statements before the NLRB. SPRIGGS & HOLLINGSWORTH, Washington, DC
Legal Assistant, 2000-2001
·Managed documents for pharmaceutical product liability litigation; managed all defense exhibits during two five-week trials in federal court. PUBLICATION: "An Appropriate Legislative Response to Cloning for Biomedical Research: The Case Against a Criminal Ban," 14 Annals of Health Law 361 (Summer 2005). OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
BEST PRACTICES, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC
Senior Associate and Research Manager, 1998-2000
·Managed all aspects of a $40,000 project, including assessing client needs, designing and overseeing research study, and presenting findings to corporate client's executive team.
·Delivered quick-turnaround strategic benchmarking research on call centers and participated in project proposals and sales meetings.
·Directed the company's press releases and media relations. TIGER KLOOF SCHOOL, Vryburg, Republic of South Africa
Instructor, 1997
·Taught a world history course to ninth graders and coached the fledgling basketball team. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, DC
Intern, Office of Communications, 1996
·Facilitated operation of the President's strategic communications office. UNC DAILY TAR HEEL, Chapel Hill, NC
University Desk Editor, 1994-1995
·Assigned, edited and wrote articles for daily newspaper's largest news desk. Member: Virgin Islands Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Adam K. Gusman
All Attorneys are Members of The Commercial Law League of America; National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, The American Counsel Association and the Network of Leading Law Firms.
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