Thomas Bois II is an attorney whose practice emphasizes the representation and counseling of public and private businesses on a wide range of environmental, construction, real estate, and business law issues. Mr. Bois’ primary practice focus is representing clients in environmental defense and prosecution of environmental cost recovery suits, and related environmental compliance counseling and “Brownfields” transactions. Mr. Bois has litigated and tried to verdict or judgment numerous matters in the fields of environmental law, construction law and labor law. He has earned the distinction as Advocate by the National Institute of Trial Advocates. Mr. Bois is a member of the California, District of Columbia, and Missouri Bars. He is also a Registered Environmental Assessor (REA), licensed by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Bois has co-authored two treatises Groundwater and Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation and Litigation Management, 1st Ed. 1996, Aspen/Wiley Law Publications, Supp. 1998; and California Groundwater & Soil Contamination: Technical Preparation & Litigation Management, 1st Ed. 1994, Wiley Law Publications. Mr. Bois received an A.B. degree, magna cum laude, in political science and history from St. Michael’s College in Vermont in 1977. He received his J.D. degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1981, where he was the Hosser-Wagner Scholar. Mr. Bois has published articles in the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Journal and The Brief, as well as numerous trade and business journals. Mr. Bois has spoken before the ABA, CEB, BIA, AEHS and numerous other organizations. Prior to forming his own firm in 2001, Mr. Bois was a Partner at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold where he headed the firm’s southern California Environmental Practice Group. Mr. Bois is an adjunct professor at the University of California-Irvine teaching environmental regulatory framework. Mr. Bois has been awarded the "AV" rating by the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory, and his firm Bois & Macdonald has been awarded the “Preeminent” rating by Martindale Hubbell.