Tomko, Thomas J

Areas of Practice

Business Law & Commercial Litigation
Business Torts Litigation
Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense
Appellate Litigation
Banking Law & Litigation
Construction Law & Litigation

Focus of Practice

Amy Tingley's litigation practice focuses on commercial contracts, business torts, construction landlord litigation, government investigations and white collar defense, and appeals.  Ms. Tingley has successfully handled numerous matters for the firm's construction and banking clients, as well as its commercial landlords.  In addition, she has represented the firm's business clients in the favorable resolution of shareholder disputes, professional malpractice claims, employment and labor disputes, and other business tort and contract claims.  Ms. Tingley also represents individual professionals during investigations by administrative agencies such as the Department of Financial Regulation and the Securities and Exchange Commission, in addition to administrative or criminal proceedings.  She has successfully resolved matters for the firm's clients in both state and federal court, as well as in mediation and arbitration. Ms. Tingley is rated "AV," the highest rating achievable for legal ability and ethics by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the facilitator of the peer review process that rates attorneys. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. *

*      Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal and general ethical standards. The ratings, "CV," "BV" and "AV" are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Education

Juris Doctorate, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1995
          Deans List
          Chief Justice, Moot Court Executive Board
Bachelor of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 1992
          Major: Finance

Bar Admissions

The Florida Bar
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Client Benefits

Ms. Tingley utilizes an aggressive, cost-effective approach to meet the litigation and business objectives of her clients. Whether she successfully resolves matters before a formal action is commenced, or she uses pretrial discovery and motion practice to prompt resolution before trial, she tailors a strategy to meet her clients' needs.  Should a resolution through compromise not be available, she has prevailed in trials, dispositive motions, and other forms of dispute resolution such as arbitration hearings. She is poised to effectively manage the strategies that best serve her clients, be it private resolution to preserve confidentiality or widely publicized disputes that can benefit from newspaper or other media coverage.

Significant Matters

Ms. Tingley's recent litigation matters include the successful representation of a tax shelter investor in a professional malpractice action against a major accounting firm, investment advisor, and law firm; resolution of a multi-county construction dispute against a general contractor and its sureties involving numerous projects; dismissal of felony charges against a public relations consultant accused of bribing a public official; litigating numerous civil disputes involving a national pharmacy, as well as successfully defending its executives during a criminal action. 

Community Involvement

Ms. Tingley recently completed her term as the Chair of one of The Florida Bar's Grievance Committees for the Ninth Judicial Circuit.  The Grievance Committee participates in the regulation of the professional conduct of attorneys.  She also lectures on various legal topics to attorneys and other professionals as a speaker at legal education seminars. She is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and has represented dependent and abused children through the Orange County Legal Aid Society's Guardian Ad Litem Program.  As a member of the Orlando Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Ms. Tingley served on the Committee for CREW Careers to encourage female high school students to become interested in careers in real estate.