Thomas McCally has over 30 years of experience as a litigator, business advisor, and outside general counsel across a wide variety of industry groups for nearly every issue in business law and commercial litigation, employment and labor law, complex litigation, class actions, multidistrict litigation (MDL), civil rights, non profit, and religious institutions practice.
As Practice Group Leader of the Employment and Labor Law Practice, Tom has represented a wide variety of businesses across multiple industries including for profit and nonprofit. A component of his employment and labor law practice is Carr Maloney’s nonprofit and charitable organization practice where Tom frequently represents trade associations, educational institutions, religious institutions, charitable organizations, and professional associations. Within the Employment and Labor Law Practice, Tom practices before the EEOC and state and local EEO agencies. He has been lead counsel in scores of reported cases in federal and state courts on employment and labor law issues including claims such as:
• Class Actions
• Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Retaliation
• ERISA
• Wage and Hour
• Whistleblower (SOX)
• Wrongful Discharge
• Unfair Labor Practices
With a keen understanding of business operations, Tom often serves as a trusted business advisor for companies, both small and large, serving as outside general counsel. In this role he provides strategic comprehensive legal advice in business matters including:
• Individual Terminations
• Layoffs/ RIF’s
• Restructurings
• Compliance with local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations
• Personnel policies and procedures
• EEOC- compliance self audits, investigations, and training
• DOL- audits, investigations, and approved management training
With any business, there will be disputes or issues that arise. Within the business law and commercial litigation practice, Tom represents public and private corporations, retailers, and other businesses in all types of litigation matters including:
• Commercial and transactional disputes
• Violations of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements
• Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information
• Dissolution
• Shareholder disputes/ Derivative actions
• Breach of Fiduciary duty
• Breach of Contract claims
• Drafts, Negotiates and Enforces Commercial Contracts
As a litigator, Tom has extensive experience in complex litigation matters of all types. Some key areas include:
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment and Labor Law
• Whistleblowers’ Claims (SOX)
• Civil Right Violations
• Sexual and Psychological Abuse
• Catastrophic Injury
• Class Actions
Before entering private practice, Tom served as a law clerk to the Hon. Richard B. Latham, Circuit for Montgomery County, Maryland. Over the years, Tom has served in various capacities for national, state, and local bar associations, including as co-chair of the Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia from 1993- 1998, which resulted in the publication of the Standardized Civil Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia, 1998 revision.
