Thomas V. Marino
Partner

Thomas V. Marino is a member of DBM's litigation and arbitration practice group. Mr. Marino concentrates on a wide variety of complex, multi-party business and securities litigation in both state and federal courts and in arbitration throughout the United States. Mr. Marino also focuses on First Amendment litigation particularly in the areas of defamation, and has to his credit landmark cases including landmark decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court in Keeton v. Hustler and Falwell v. Flynt. Mr. Marino’s clients have included: an aircraft component manufacturer, semi-conductor engineering and design firm, large real estate developer, publishing companies, registered representative, real estate brokers, securities firms, law firms, art galleries, commodities trading firms, gold lending firms, banks, insurance firms, closing manufacturers and imports, oil trading firms, and numerous other businesses and individuals.

Memberships and Affiliations: Board of Directors New York County Lawyers' Association 2005-2009; Chair of the Committee on the Federal Courts 2006-2009; New York State Supreme Court Committee; Task Force on Selection and Election of New York State Judges 2005-present. Continuing Legal Education Lectures for New York County Lawyers Association. Between 1972 - 1977, Mr. Marino served with the U.S. Army's 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)(the "Green Berets") where he achieved the rank of Captain and served in numerous overseas assignments

Publications: Report on Policies Regarding Cell Phones, Laptops, PDA’s and Other Electronic Devices in the United States Courthouse for the Southern District of New York, July 2009; Report on Proposed Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, 249 FRD 402 (2008); Report on Administrative Law Judge Reform (New York County Lawyers' Association, September 26, 2006) (published at www.nycla.org reports); Commentary on the Proposal to Establish a New York City Coordinator of Administrative Justice (New York County Lawyers' Association May 9, 2005) (published at www.nycla.org reports); Report on the Reaffirmation of American Independence Resolutions, U. S. House Resolution 97 and Senate Resolution 92 (New York County Lawyers' Association April 14, 2005)(published at www.nycla.org reports); Co-Author of an award winning study of the practice of allowing lawyers admitted in one jurisdiction to practice in another (169 F.R.D. 390).

Speaking Engagements: Chair, Forum on Recent Changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Regarding Electronically Secured Information, November 8, 2006, New York County Lawyers' Association; Introductory Speaker, Luncheon Honoring Federal Courts in New York City, October 15, 2006; Chair, Forum: Updates on Changes to Judicial Selection for New York State Judges, November 29, 2004, New York County Lawyers' Association; Vice-Chair, Luncheon Honoring Federal Courts in New York City, October 16, 2003; Chair Luncheon Honoring Federal Courts in New York City, October 14, 2004; Lecturer, Annual CLE Program: Winning Cases in Federal Court 2001-present, New York County Lawyers' Association 1999-2009; Privileges in Civil and Criminal Litigation, City Bar Center for Continuing Legal Education, January 13, 2003.

Bar Admissions: New York (1982); U.S. Supreme Court (1987); U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits (1990); U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1984);

Education: C.W. Post College (B.A. 1971 summa cum laude); St. John's University School of Law (J.D. 1981).

E-mail: tmarino@dunnington.com

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Raymond J. Dowd
John T. Dunlap
George W. Gowen
C. Ran(dolph) Holladay
Michael J. Kopcsak
Steven E. Lewis
Robert T. Lincoln
Albert L. Lingelbach
Thomas V. Marino
Joseph Michaels IV
John W. Shroyer
Carol A. Sigmond
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