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Thomas R. Merrick graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with high honors and distinction in the major (Political Science) in 1986. After working several years in the insurance industry, Tom graduated magna cum laude from California Western School of Law in 1995. He served as Editor-in-Chief of both the California Western Law Review and California Western International Law Journal. He received numerous awards and distinctions, including several American Jurisprudence Awards and the Trustees' Award for top overall achievement in his law school class.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Merrick served as a Deputy San Diego City Attorney and has worked as a general practice attorney in Illinois. For most of his legal career, he has represented consumers and policyholders in individual, representative and class action litigation involving insurance and consumer rights. He is admitted to practice before all state courts in California and Illinois and before the Federal Courts of the Northern and Southern Districts of California and the Northern District of Illinois, and is a member of the American, California and Illinois Bar Associations.
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