Thomas H. Jackson

Thomas Jackson is partner in the Intellectual Property Section of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

Before joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Tom was with the intellectual property law firm of Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. in their Washington, D.C. office and earlier served as in-house patent counsel at Siemens AG in Iselin, NJ and at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

Tom has written and prosecuted hundreds of patents to issue in the electrical, electronic and computer arts including specialties in medical device, optical device, telecommunications and converging television technologies. Tom is also an experienced litigator serving as counsel to both patent owners and in defense of patent litigation.

Tom is the author of “The Role of the Attorney in the Telecommunications Industry Today” which appears in Telecommunication Client Strategies, published in 2008.

Tom received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the Hexagon Honors Society. He received his Masters in Engineering Administration from George Washington University. He earned his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University.

Tom is a member of the District of Columbia and New Jersey Bars.

Tom is conversational in French and German.