Thomas Pulliam

Thomas Pulliam is a partner in the firm’s Products Liability and Mass Tort Practice Group, focusing his practice on class actions, products liability and toxic substances.

In General.  Tom was director of litigation for San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation from 1975 to 1988. He served on the San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs from 1975 to 1988, the Bar Association of San Francisco Judicial Search Committee from 1977 to 1980 and the advisory board for the Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program from 1980 to present. He has been on the faculty of the Stanford Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop from 1995 to present and on the faculty of USF Intensive Trial Advocacy Program from 1996 to present. He has also lectured and published on products liability issues.

Tom is a member of the Defense Research Institute and the Bar Association of San Francisco.



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