Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Auto and Trucking Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Construction Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1990
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia | J.D. - 1990
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | B.A. - 1987 | Honors: summa cum laude
Published Works
Swiss Court Clarifies Judicial Assistance in U.S. and German Cases 5 International Enforcement Law Reporter 9
The Ins and Outs of Securities Arbitration, The Barrister, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Spring, 1992
Representative Cases
Ledger v. Eddy, 710 A.2d 1227, 1998, Pa. Super.
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith v. Staiman, 771 F. Supp.102, 1991, M.D. Pa.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
Selected to Super Lawyers, 2016 - 2022
Lycoming Law Association, Former President
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
Federal Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors, 1999 to 2014
Lycoming Law Association, Executive Board Member, 2007 to 2015
Lycoming Law Foundation, Executive Board Member, 2014 to 2019
Lycoming Law Foundation, President, 2017 to 2019
Tom Waffenschmidt was the President of the Lycoming Law Association in 2014.
Languages
German
French
Fraternities/Sororities
Phi Alpha Delta