Thomas Newcomb Hyde is a graduate of the Seminary of St. Vincent De Paul in Boynton Beach, Florida. He received his Masters of Education from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina in. He was a teacher on the elementary and secondary level for four years. He also taught at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida.
Mr. Hyde received his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, where he completed an internship as a prosecutor in the Miami Dade County State Attorneys office. He worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Miami and Tampa as a Trial Attorney, Managing Attorney, Divisiion General Attorney and National Director of Legal Training.
Mr. Hyde has been responsible for the design, development and implementation of Liberty Mutual’s Attorney Development Program and has conferences in trial advocacy, expert witness testimony, deposition and discovery, negotiations and mediation, bad faith law, and legal ethics to lawyers and paralegals throughout the United States.
Mr. Hyde has served as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, the Better Business Bureau, and the Florida Attorney General’s Office. He served on the Ethics Committee of Liberty's Legal Department from 2003 to 2013. He currently serves on the 13th Judicial Circuit Professionallism Committee as well as the Hillsborough County Bar Association Professionalism Committee.
In 2014, Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed Mr. Hyde to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 13th Judicial Nominating Commission for Hillsborough County, Florida for a term beginning September 10, 2014 and ending July 1, 2018, and reappointed for a term beginning July 18, 2018 and ending July 1, 2022.
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State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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FL | Member in Good Standing | 1975 | 06/01/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Judicial Nominating Commission | Florida Governor Rick Scott | 2014 |
Global Counsel Award Best Training Programme | International Law Office / Association of Corporate Counsel | 2009 |
Creative Counsel Award | Inside Counsel magazine | 2008 |
Have a Heart Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award | Hillsborough County Bar Association | 2007 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Thomas Newcomb Hyde Attorney at Law | 2013 - Present |
National Director of Legal Training | Liberty Mutual | 1999 - 2013 |
Division General Attorney | Liberty Mutual Insurance | 1992 - 1999 |
Managing Attorney / Trial Attorney | Liberty Mutual in Tampa | 1986 - 1999 |
Trial Attorney | Liberty Mutual in Miami / Tampa | 1975 - 1986 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Thiteenth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee | Promotions Sub-Committee | 2013 - Present |
Federalist Society Tampa Bay Lawyers Chapter | Steering Committee | 2013 - Present |
Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild | Law Day Coordinator | 2005 - Present |
Hillsborough County Bar Association | Senior Counsel Chairman 2015 - present | 1986 - Present |
The Florida Bar | Member | 1975 - Present |
Hillsborough County Bar Association | CLE Commitee Chairman | 2008 - 2012 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | New Professionalism Expectations for Florida Lawyers | 2016 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | Great Year for the Senior Counsel Section | 2016 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | The Fisherman Charged under the Enron Statute - Yates v. United States | 2016 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | Ethical and Unethical Threats in Negotiations | 2015 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | A Brief History of Legal Ethics | 2015 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2014 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | Lincoln, Legal Ethics, and Success in Mediation | 2014 |
The Florida Bar | Who is Your Client? Masters Seminar on Ethics | 2013 |
Trial Advocate Quarterly (Florida Defense Lawyers Association) | Legal Ethics in a Digital Era | 2013 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | Conflict of Interests: Removing Disqualification by Screening | 2009 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine | Developing a Culture of Learning for Corporate Counsel | 2008 |
The Rehabilitation Professional | Effective Expert Testimony for Vocational Professionals Testifying as an Expert Witness | 2006 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Miami School of Law | Juris Doctor | 1974 |
South Carolina State University | Master of Education | 1969 |
Seminary of St. Vincent De Paul | Bachelor of Arts | 1967 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Tampa Bay Workers' Compensation & Disability Inn of Court, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2017 |
Circuit and County Courts Judges of the 13th Judicial Cicuit, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2017 |
C. H. Ferguson M. E. White American Inn of Court, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2016 |
Bay Area Legal Services, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2016 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section, Tampa, FL | Professionalism: the Key to Litigation at Any Level | 2016 |
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association | Professionalism Standards and the Resolution of Professionalism Complaints | 2016 |
Jurors in Defense of Title Integrity, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2016 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Law Week, George G. Chamberlain High School, Tampa, FL | The Consitution of the United States of America | 2015 |
Plant City Bar Association, Plant City, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2015 |
Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild Law Day, Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa, FL | The Consitution of the United States of America | 2015 |
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School, Riverview, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2015 |
Carrollwood Community Bar Association, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2015 |
Tampa Hispanic Bar Association, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2015 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Mediation & Arbitration Section, Tampa, FL | Resolving Professionalism Complaints | 2015 |
Brandon Bar Association, Brandon, FL | Reslving Professionalism Complaints | 2015 |
Stetson University College of Law Christian Legal Society, Gulfport, FL | Legal Ethics: the Conscience of Our Profession | 2014 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Law Week, C. Leon King HIgh School, Tampa, FL | The Constitution of the United States of America | 2014 |
Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild Law Day, Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa, FL | The Constituion of the United States of America | 2014 |
Hillsborough County Bar Association Tale of Two Cities: Comparative Look at American & French Law, Tampa, FL | The Common Law, the Constitution, and the American Court System | 2013 |
E. Robert Williams American Inn of Court Annual Dinner, Jacksonville, FL | Legal Ethics for Florida Lawyers in the 21st Century | 2013 |
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Annual Confernece, San Antonio, TX | Challenges of Legal Ethics in a Digital Era | 2013 |
Florida Paralegal Association Pinellas Chapter Annual Dinner, Clearwater, FL | Legal Ethics for Paralegals | 2013 |
The Florida Bar Annual Convention, Boca Raton, FL | Who is Your Client? Masters Seminar on Ethics | 2013 |
Baker Hostetler Firm Retreat at Mission Inn, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL | Legal Ethics for Today's Lawyers | 2013 |
Hillsborough County Bar Assn. Continuing Legal Education Luncheon Tampa, FL | Legal Ethics for Support Staff | 2010 |
Hillsborough County Bar Assn. Continuing Legal Education Luncheon Tampa, FL | Legal Ethics for Corporate Lawyers | 2010 |
Council on Litigation Management Seminars - Weston, MA | Litigation 101 / Litigation 104 - The Trial | 2010 |
Hillsborough County Bar Assn. Bench Bar Conference Tampa, FL | Legal Ethics for Support Staff | 2010 |
Hillsborough County Bar Assn. Bench Bar Conference, Tampa, FL | Legal Ethics for Today's Lawyers | 2010 |
International Paralegal Management Assn. Annual Conference Orlando, FL | Distance Learning & Presentation Technology | 2009 |
International Assn. of Rehabilitation Professionals Annual Forensic Conference Nashville, TN | Effective Expert Testimony for Vocational Professionals | 2005 |
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section National CLE Program New York, NY | Interviewing & Hiring for Success | 2003 |
Paralegal Association of Florida HIllsborough County Chapter Tampa, FL | Utilization of Paralegals in an Insurance Defense Firm | 2003 |
ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section National CLE Program Oak Brook, IL | How to Succeed as Staff Counsel | 2002 |
Florida Liability Claims Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL | Ethical Issues in the Insurance Defense Relationship | 1998 |
The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting, Springfield, MO | Exploring Business Opportunities for Minorities | 1992 |
Catherine Rinaldo, Litigation Attorney on Jun 22, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Tom is a great advocate. I have worked with him on several cases always coming away with great ideas and becoming a better lawyer along the way. I endorse this lawyer.