Thomas L. Dickson

Thomas L. Dickson is an experienced litigator and the founding partner of the Dickson Frohlich. Since 1981, he’s helped clients prevail in their real estate, construction, and business law matters. Regardless of how complicated or challenging a client’s issue may be, he will assist in guiding that client to the best outcome. He is founding partner of the Dickson Frohlich, with offices in Tacoma and Seattle.

He is a contributing author to the real property chapter of the Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual published by the King’s County Bar Association. For the 2014 LexisNexis Practice Guide: Washington Real Estate Litigation, he serves as co-editor, content editor, and editorial consultant.

BAR ADMISSIONS:
Washington Bar 1981

EDUCATION:
J.D, California Western School of Law – 1981
B.A, Brigham Young University – 1977

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Dickson Frohlich (Founder) 1981 – Present

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association (Member)
King County Bar Association (Member)
Washington State Bar Association (Member)

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame (Peirce County Sports Hall of Fame) 2008
Award of Appreciation for performing as Committee Chairman (Young Lawyers Practice Manual) 1989

PUBLICATIONS:
Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual (Shoreline Management Act, and Land Use Petition Act, Land Use and Environmental Law Chapter XXIII) 2014
LEXIS-NEXIS (Washington Real Estate Litigation Practice Guide) 2014
National Business Institute (Taking Property by Eminent Domain and Land Use Law, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Eminent Domain, and Zoning Law) 2004
National Business Institute (The Land Subdivision Process, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law) 2003
Lorman Education Services publication (Construction Liens, Construction Litigation) 2002
Lorman Education Services (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Unclaimed Property Reporting in Washington) 2002
Institute for Paralegal Education (Taking the Land Use Case to Trial, Current Issues in Zoning and Land Use for Washington Paralegals) 2002
RCW 18.27 (Contractor’s Registration) 1992
Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual (Zoning, Shoreline Management Act, and Land Use Petition Act, Land Use and Environmental Law) 1991
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual) 1989
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual) 1988
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual) 1987
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer’s Practice Manual) 1986

CONFERENCE:
National Business Institute (Taking Property by Eminent Domain and Land Use Law, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Eminent Domain, and Zoning Law) 2004
National Business Institute (The Land Subdivision Process, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law) 2003
Lorman Education Services (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Unclaimed Property Reporting in Washington) 2002
Lorman Education Services (Construction Liens, Construction Litigation) 2002
CLE Lecture Series (Taking the Land Use Case to Trial, Current Issues in Zoning and Land Use for Washington Paralegals) 2002
Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association (Contractor’s Registration, RCW 18.27) 1992