Attorney
Area of Focus
Additional Services
Education
Michigan State University College of Law, JD, 1985, cum laude
Michigan State University, MILR, 1979
Colgate University, BA, 1978
Bar Admissions
Ohio State Bar
Michigan State Bar
Florida State Bar
Virginia State Bar
U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th & 7th Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas J. Wiencek Counsel
Contact Information
- Area of Focus
- Education
Michigan State University College of Law, JD, 1985, cum laude
Michigan State University, MILR, 1979
Colgate University, BA, 1978
- Bar Admissions
Ohio State Bar
Michigan State Bar
Florida State Bar
Virginia State Bar
U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th & 7th Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court
Biography
Tom is considered one of Ohio’s go-to labor lawyers when clients are challenged with sophisticated and high stakes labor issues and employment litigation. He is noted for his passion for labor law, his creative thinking, his unparalleled client service, and his proven track record of consistent successful results. And the Brouse labor team who supports Tom can compete legally with the best of the legal profession.
Effective in 2002, Tom became one of a small group of attorneys in Ohio to become certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law. He was also recognized for significant contributions to the advancement of the Law as contributing editor for Developing Labor Law, a leading legal treatise.
Tom has been named as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Cincinnati Magazine, most years since 2003, and has been recognized as one of The Best Lawyer’s in America from 2008 to 2012.
He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
- Biography
Tom is considered one of Ohio’s go-to labor lawyers when clients are challenged with sophisticated and high stakes labor issues and employment litigation. He is noted for his passion for labor law, his creative thinking, his unparalleled client service, and his proven track record of consistent successful results. And the Brouse labor team who supports Tom can compete legally with the best of the legal profession.
Effective in 2002, Tom became one of a small group of attorneys in Ohio to become certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law. He was also recognized for significant contributions to the advancement of the Law as contributing editor for Developing Labor Law, a leading legal treatise.
Tom has been named as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Cincinnati Magazine, most years since 2003, and has been recognized as one of The Best Lawyer’s in America from 2008 to 2012.
He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
- Professional & Civic Activities
- Tom is a member of the Akron Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association’s Board of Governors Labor Section, and the American Bar Association Labor Section.
- Tom’s community involvement includes participating in the ministries at Historic St. Peter Church in Cleveland. Tom is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the Litigation Counsel of America, and the Scanlon Inn of Court. He also participates in the Rebuilding Cleveland pro
- Articles & Presentations
- "Brouse Noted in Law360 for Securing Federals Appeals Victory for Mercy Health-St. Vincent's Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio" Co-Counsel David Sporar, Law360 Employment Authority, Brouse McDowell Media Mention (July 19, 2022)
- "Brouse Noted in Bloomberg Law Regarding Summary Judgement Win for Client Mercy Health," Co-Counsel David Sporar, Bloomberg Law (May 16, 2022)
- “Electronic Workplace Issues: Privacy, E-Mail, Voice Mail, Surveillance, Discovery Concerns, Employer Immunity for Websites” (September 2000)
- “Controlling the Flow of Information in Litigation” (June 2000)
- “How the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act Affects Employees,” 37 Practical Lawyer, 69 (July 1991)
- “Free Speech and Free Association Employee Rights versus The Right to Conduct Business; Interaction of Civil Discovery and Freedom of Information Laws; Issues in the Electronic Workplace”
- Regular featured speaker at the Ohio State Bar Association’s Midwest Labor Conference on private Sector Labor Law Updates
- Distinctions
- Ohio Super Lawyers® through a peer- and achievement-based review conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thomson Reuters legal division — 2004, 2006-2007, 2011-2020, 2022-2024
- Cleveland’s Legal Leaders™ – Top Rated Lawyer in Arbitration, General Practice, and Labor and Employment — 2013
- The Best Lawyers in America© through a peer-review survey as listed in the Litigation - Labor and Employment section — 2008-2012
- News
December 29, 202315 Brouse Attorneys Named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
February 28, 2023Brouse Represented SURTECO in $255M Acquisition of Laminates Business from OMNOVA Solutions
December 29, 202224 Brouse Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
May 16, 2022Brouse Noted in Bloomberg Law Regarding Summary Judgement Win for Client Mercy Health
December 30, 202130 Brouse Attorneys Named 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 13, 2021Brouse McDowell Achieves Summary Judgement in Federal Court for Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio
December 09, 201927 Brouse McDowell Attorneys named 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
December 05, 201833 Brouse McDowell Attorneys named 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
December 08, 201726 Brouse McDowell Attorneys named 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
December 04, 2014Brouse McDowell Announces 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars