LICENSES
Indiana Bar License July ****
Passed Indiana Bar Exam on first attempt
Admitted October 2014
Indiana Life and Health License September 2014
EDUCATION
Liberty University School of Law (Lynchburg, VA) May 2014
GPA: 3.05; Class Ranking: 24th
Dean's List: Fall 2011
Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, TN) May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
3.68 GPA; magna cum laude
Most Outstanding Graduate in English
EXPERIENCE
Owner, Law Office of Thomas A. Vick November 2014-Present
Nonprofit Law, Child Support, Estate Planning, Religious Organizations
I have a fledgling solo law practice, having moved into office space in May, but I am open to other opportunities.
Editor-in-Chief, Liberty Legal Journal Jan. 2013-March 2014
My responsibilities included soliciting, selecting, and editing articles written by both faculty and students.
I also directed the publication’s formatting and publishing.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic, Chairman June 2013-April 2014
I directed over fifteen volunteers in preparing, auditing, and e-filing over 250 individual tax returns.
For my efforts, I received Liberty University School of Law’s Pro Bono Distinguished Service Award
In order to complete my responsibilities, I coordinated with the Internal Revenue Service, a tax software company, the IT department, the Office of Student Affairs, law and undergraduate professors, and students.
Clerkship, Indiana Attorney General Summer 2013
The following lists criminal appeals cases to which I contributed through legal research and writing:
oDent v. State, 29A03-1304-CR-128, 2008 WL 9440577 (Ind. App. 2013);
oGalyan v. State, 55D03–1210–FD–1503, 992 N.E.2d 234 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013);
oCruz v. State, 38A02-1212-CR-969, 992 N.E.2d 238 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013);
oPrewitt v. State, 36A01-1302-CR-85, 2013 WL 5375861 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013);
oPeverly v. State, 54A01-1303-CR-145, 2013 WL 5232273 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013);
oGreen v. State, 2013 WL 5517919 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013)
Liberty Counsel Extern (Non-profit constitutional litigation firm) Summer 2012
Drafting of demand letters for violations of constitutional rights
Legal research concerning an assortment of fields including bankruptcy, intellectual property, and family law
H & R Block, Master Tax Advisor and Instructor December 2014-Present
Individual and Small Business Income Tax Preparation
Nonprofit Corporation Tax Preparation
ACTIVITIES
Indiana State Bar Association Member
oGeneral Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section
oProbate Trust and Real Property Section
oYoung Lawyers Section
Indianapolis Bar Association Member
REFERENCES
Phill Kline, former Attorney General of Kansas
Assistant Professor at Liberty University School of Law
Liberty University School of Law
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Mathew D. Staver, former Dean of Liberty University School of Law
Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel
PO Box 540774
Orlando, FL 32854
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Eric Babbs, Deputy Attorney General, Appeals Division
Office of Indiana Attorney General
Indiana Government Center South, Fifth Floor
302 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Office: 317-***-****
Cell: 765-***-****
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Richard Mast, supervising attorney at Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
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Honorable Judge Paul Spinden, Associate Professor of Law
1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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