Summer Internship Committee
Web Development Committee Co-Chair
Finance Committee
tlsummerville@rhondawalkerfoundation.org
“Being a father to two daughters helped me see the importance of creating an environment where girls can grow confident and thrive. And because I thought I could have a positive impact beyond my own family, I reached out to the Rhonda Walker Foundation. The RWF has given me the opportunity to provide support and work on programs that I know will benefit teenage girls in and around Detroit for years to come.”
Biography
T.L. is a partner in the Litigation Group with the Dykema Gossett law firm in the Detroit, Michigan. His practice focuses on business and commercial disputes, consumer finance matters, and defense of personal injury claims. He has represented clients in breach of contract and fraud cases, real estate development suits, construction litigation cases, environmental contamination actions, matters involving consumer credit and residential mortgages, automotive supplier disputes, premises liability cases, and suits involving allegations of negligent design and manufacture of both automobiles and pharmaceutical products. Additionally, T.L. has advised and assisted clients responding to requests for information or documents in connection with criminal investigations in both federal and state courts. He has also represented pro bono clients in breach of insurance contract and landlord-tenant matters.
Before joining Dykema, T.L. was an Assistant District Attorney with the Office of the District Attorney of New York County (Manhattan) and an assistant prosecutor with both the Oakland and Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s offices. As a law student, he was a judicial extern for the Honorable John Gleeson, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
A resident of Detroit, T.L. is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan (1992) and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law (1997) in New York City.
Professional Associations
- Wolverine Bar Association, President
- State Bar Business Law Section, Commercial Litigation Committee
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
