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Terry Thomason entered private practice after more than 20 years of service as a procurement attorney with the Department of the Army. His federal service included assignments as Deputy Legal Counsel in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Labor Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development & Acquisition) and chief counsel to the Commander, U.S. Army, Pacific. As the Labor Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Mr. Thomason chaired the Department of Defense Committee responsible for drafting and interpreting federal procurement regulations governing compliance with labor standards laws such as Davis-Bacon Act, the Service Contract Act and related laws.
In more than 12 years of private practice, Mr. Thomason has concentrated in all aspects of federal, state and local procurement law, including protests, disputes, debarment actions, employee rights, wage payment laws and EEO compliance. He also speaks at numerous seminars and professional programs related to his government contracts practice.
Mr. Thomason is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. (B.S. 1971), Creighton University (J.D. cum laude 1978), and The George Washington University Law School (LL.M. 1988). Mr. Thomason’s specific areas of practice are listed below.
Areas of Practice
- Public Contract Law (federal, state, and local government contracts)
- Solicitation evaluation and bid or proposal preparation issues
- Protests against solicitation and award
- Contract performance issues
- Claims and disputes
- Labor Standards Compliance
- Davis-Bacon Act
- Service Contract Act
- Affirmative Action
- Drug-free Workplace and Workforce Programs
- Preferences
- Small Business Programs
- SBA 8(a) Programs
- Veterans and HUBZone preference
- Employment Law
- Wrongful termination
- Equal employment opportunity (discrimination, harassment, and retaliation issues)
- Wage and hour
- Personnel Administration and Training
- Individual employee rights (Whistleblower, FMLA, government provided rights)
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Labor Law
- Union organizational campaigns and elections
- Unfair labor practice proceedings
- Back pay and special proceedings
- Collective bargaining
- Labor arbitration
- Secondary boycotts and picketing
Admitted to Practice
- Hawai`i
- Nebraska (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai`i
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Affiliations
- Hawai`i State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Public Contracts Section
- Labor Law Section
Awards & Recognition
Education
- The George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC (LL.M. in Labor Law 1988)
- Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, NE (J.D. cum laude, 1978)
- United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (B.S. 1971)
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