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Suite 2500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
J. Thomas “Tom” Nocar is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Area in the Columbus office. Tom dedicates his practice to construction law and construction businesses. Before becoming a construction lawyer, Tom spent 26 years managing construction projects. This experience provides him with a unique set of skills to offer his clients—broad technical knowledge of the commercial construction industry and a practical approach to dispute avoidance and resolution.
Tom regularly represents construction and real estate industry clients in transactional needs (i.e., contract negotiations and drafting, teaming agreements, licensing), project claims (i.e., nonpayment, nonperformance, defect cure, delay, acceleration, mechanic’s liens), and dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. He is a trained arbitrator and a member of the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Arbitrators.
Tom is well-versed in the intricacies of commercial real estate development. He has bought, developed, leased and sold commercial property. Tom has created proformas, developed if-come design, negotiated easements and tenant leases and secured financing for projects. He has constructed infrastructure, storefronts, vanilla boxes, and lease-back developments in a variety of industries including medical, retail, industrial and office.
ABA Forum on Construction Law, Steering Committee Member, Div. 1: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, 2018-2022
Mironova Homeowners Association, Board of Directors, 2020
Ohio Super Lawyers ® , Rising Star, 2019-2024
Columbus Business First, Forty Under 40
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
American Arbitration Association, Panel of Construction Arbitrators
U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Accredited Professional, 2005
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Associated General Contractors of Ohio (AGC)
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
Ohio Contractors Association (OCA)
Builder’s Exchange of Central Ohio (BX)