Thomas L. Hudson
Thom has extensive experience handling complex civil appeals in state and federal court, and heads the firm's appellate practice group. He works regularly with trial attorneys and in-house counsel on appellate-related issues and issues at the trial level in significant cases where an appeal is likely. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, a past chair of the State Bar Appellate Practice Section, co-authors the monthly column "Appellate Highlights" for the Arizona Attorney, and is listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America® in Appellate Law.
Practice Areas
Representative Matters
- Fagerlie v. Markham Contracting, 227 Ariz. 367, 258 P.3d 185 (Ariz. App. 2011)
(contractor lien rights) - City Of Peoria v. Brink's Home Sec. Inc (Ariz., 2011)
(telecommunications/tax) (amicus) - Lagstein v. Lloyd's, 607 F.3d 634 (9th Cir., 2010)
(Federal Arbitration Act) - Salt River Sand and Rock v. Dunevant, Ariz. 102, 213 P.3d 251 (Ariz. App. 2009)
(standards for reduced supersedeas bond) - Northeast Phoenix Holdings, LLC v. Winkelman, 219 Ariz. 82, 193 P.3d 776 (App. 2008)
(state land trust/auction) - Chalpin v. Snyder, 207 P.3d 666, 220 Ariz. 413 (Ariz. App., 2008)
(malicious prosecution/attorney liability) - Payan v. Aramark Mgmt. Serv., 495 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2007)
(mailing presumption under federal statute) - White v. Sun Life Assurance Co., 488 F.3d 240 (4th Cir. 2007)
(ERISA/statute of limitations) - Johnson v. Earnhardt's Gilbert Dodge, Inc., 212 Ariz. 381, 132 P.3d 825 (2006)
(statutory construction/Magnusson-Moss Act) - Martinez v. Green, 212 Ariz. 320, 131 P.3d 492 (App. 2006)
(assignability of statutory claims) - Fearnow v. Ridenour, Swenson, Cleere, 138 P.3d 723, 213 Ariz. 24 (Ariz., 2006)
(ethical rules/law firm agreements) - O'Donnell v. Vencor Inc., 466 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir., 2006)
(employment) - Phelps v. Firebird Raceway, Inc., 212 Ariz. 146, 118 P.3d 1110 (2005)
(Arizona constitution) (amicus) - American Greyhound Racing v. State of Arizona, 305 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2002)
- Botma v. Huser, 202 Ariz. 14, 39 P.3d 538 (App. 2002)
(attorney liability) - Sherman v. City of Tempe, 202 Ariz. 339, 45 P.3d 336 (2002)
(election law) - AlliedSignal, Inc., v. City of Phoenix, 182 F.3d 692 (9th Cir. 1999)
(commercial tort) - Sears v. Hull, 961 P.2d 1013, 192 Ariz. 65 (Ariz., 1998)
(Indian law) - Paloma Inv. Ltd. Partnership v. Jenkins, 978 P.2d 110 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, 1998)
(property) - Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Hull, 190 Ariz. 97, 945 P.2d 818 (Ariz., 1997)
- 23 Osborn Maledon, P.A. Lawyers Named ‘Best’ in National Publication
Twenty-three of the 51 attorneys in the Phoenix law firm of Osborn Maledon, P.A. have been singled out for national recognition in the new 2012 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. - Osborn Maledon, P.A. Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers List
Fourteen of the 49 attorneys at Osborn Maledon, P.A., a Phoenix law firm, have been named to the Southwest Super Lawyers 2011 list.
Southwest Super Lawyers, Appellate, 2008-2011
The Best Lawyers in America®, Appellate Law and Commercial Litigation, edition 2008-2012
Arizona's Finest Lawyers
Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Litigation, 2004
Professional Activities
Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University, College of Law, 2000
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Fellow, 2010-present
American Bar Association, 2002-present, Appellate Practice Committee, 2005-present
Arizona Appellate Handbook Committee, Member, 2005-present
Arizona Appellate Practice Institute, Co-Chair, May 2005-2007, Faculty, 2007-present
Arizona State Bar: Appellate Practice Section, Chair, 2006, Executive Council, 2003-present, Member 1999-present; Civil Practice and Procedural Committee, 1999-present
Federal Bar Association, 1999-present
Horace Rumpole Inn of Court: President, 2002-2003; Executive Committee, 1996-2005; Member, 1995-2005
Community Activities
Judge, Arizona State University College of Law, William C. Canby, Jr. Appellate Advocacy Competition
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Alumni Board, 1998-1999
Volunteer radio broadcast reader for SunSounds, a radio reading service for the print disabled, 1990-2002
- Four Easy Ways to Lose Your Ninth Circuit Appeal During Trial
Arizona Attorney, December, 2011 - Considering Your Alternatives: Obtaining a Stay Pending Appeal with Alternative Security
The Appellate Advocate, No. 2 at 9, 2010 - Proposed: Making Memoranda Decisions Available Online and Allow Them to be Cited as Persuasive Authority
Arizona Attorney, June 2006 - The "Secret" History of Memoranda Decisions
Arizona Attorney, June 2006 - Preserving the Record On Appeal
Arizona Attorney, March 2004
How Not to Lose Your Appeal at Trial, Federal Bar Association, November 2010
Common Traps in Making the Record for Appeal, Co-Author, 14 The Committee on Pretrial Practice & Discovery 1, 22 (Summer 2006)
Punitive Damages at the Tenth Anniversary of BMW v. Gore, PLI Institute (August 2006)
Arizona Appellate Highlights, Arizona Attorney (June 2006-present)
Arizona's Supreme Court Legacy: Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justice O'Connor, State Bar Convention (June 2006)
Annual Arizona Supreme Court Review, Co-Chair (2006), Chair (2007-present)
Current Issues in Appellate Courts, Arizona Judicial Conference (June 2005)
Sex and the Constitution, State Bar Convention (June 2005)
Nuts and Bolts Trial Courtroom Series (March 2005)
Working with the Arizona Court of Appeals, State Bar of Arizona, Faculty (2004), Chair (2006-present)
An Overview of Some Procedural and Substantive Punitive Damages Issues Post State Farm v. Campbell, State Bar of Arizona, Appellate Practice Section (February 2004)