Thomas H. Howlett
With more than 35 years of legal experience, Thomas H. Howlett focuses on representing individuals, families, and businesses harmed by the misconduct of others. In attempting to redress wrongs in cases involving malpractice, wrongful death, and other catastrophes, Tom applies the investigative skills that he developed in his prior career as a newspaper reporter.
Tom currently focuses on legal malpractice and catastrophic injury cases in Michigan. For a free consultation, call or text Tom at (248) 502-0862. More information about Tom is available at thomashowlett.me.
Tom has practiced law in Washington, D.C., Michigan, and in state and federal courts across the country since 1990. He joined The Googasian Firm, P.C., in 1998. Tom graduated from Harvard College (A.B. cum laude, 1984) and University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1990). Prior to law school, he was a reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the Los Angeles Times.
Tom serves the profession and the public in leadership roles as an attorney. He is currently vice-president of the State Bar of Michigan, which has more than 40,000 members. Tom serves on the State Bar’s Board of Commissioners. For many years, Tom also served as a member of the State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, Special Committee on Professionalism and Civility, and Standing Committee for the Client Protection Fund.
Tom currently focuses on legal malpractice and catastrophic injury cases in Michigan. For a free consultation, call or text Tom at (248) 502-0862. More information about Tom is available at thomashowlett.me.
Tom has practiced law in Washington, D.C., Michigan, and in state and federal courts across the country since 1990. He joined The Googasian Firm, P.C., in 1998. Tom graduated from Harvard College (A.B. cum laude, 1984) and University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1990). Prior to law school, he was a reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the Los Angeles Times.
Tom serves the profession and the public in leadership roles as an attorney. He is currently vice-president of the State Bar of Michigan, which has more than 40,000 members. Tom serves on the State Bar’s Board of Commissioners. For many years, Tom also served as a member of the State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, Special Committee on Professionalism and Civility, and Standing Committee for the Client Protection Fund.
From 2014-2015, Tom served as president of the Oakland County Bar Association, Michigan’s largest voluntary bar, completing 10 years of board service to the OCBA. In 2007 and again in 2013, he received the OCBA's Distinguished Service Award.
Tom has been recognized for more than a decade as one of Michigan’s Super Lawyers, where he is listed among the Top 100. In 2016, Tom was recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of 30 Leaders in the Law in Michigan. He also has received the highest, "AV" peer review rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.
From 1990 to 1991, Tom served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Douglas W. Hillman, then-Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. From 1991 to 1995, Tom worked for a national law firm based in Washington, D.C., in cases in state and federal courts across the country. From 1995 to 1997, Tom and his family lived in the Republic of Palau in the western Pacific, where Tom served as Assistant Attorney General and Counsel to the President for that new island nation.
He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the District of Columbia Bar (inactive), and the State Bar of Texas (inactive), as well as the American Bar Association, the American Association of Justice, and the Michigan Association of Justice. He is also a fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation and the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
From 1990 to 1991, Tom served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Douglas W. Hillman, then-Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. From 1991 to 1995, Tom worked for a national law firm based in Washington, D.C., in cases in state and federal courts across the country. From 1995 to 1997, Tom and his family lived in the Republic of Palau in the western Pacific, where Tom served as Assistant Attorney General and Counsel to the President for that new island nation.
He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the District of Columbia Bar (inactive), and the State Bar of Texas (inactive), as well as the American Bar Association, the American Association of Justice, and the Michigan Association of Justice. He is also a fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation and the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
Tom's Contact Information
6905 Telegraph Road, Suite 140Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301Text or call: (248) 502-0862Send Tom an e-mail