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Whereas, Thomas J. McDermott has been practicing law for 52
years with various partners and for the past 3 years has been
practicing solo in Palm Desert; and
Whereas, he has litigated in state and federal courts in California,
Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa, Florida,
Wisconsin, and Indiana; and
Whereas, among numerous accomplishments, he helped found
and was president of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers
(ABTL), president of the UCLA Law Alumni Association, chair of the
Litigation Section of the State Bar of California, and chair of the Ninth
Circuit Advisory Board; and
Whereas, this year he was inducted into the California State Bar
Litigation Section Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. He is only the 24th
person to have been given this honor; and
Whereas, Mr. McDermott was one of the founders of the Los
Angeles Opera Company and served on the board of the Los Angeles
Music Center Performing Arts Council; and
Whereas, he served in the Army in Korea, was an amateur
magician, and met his wife Yolanda when both were taken hostage in
a coup d'etat in the Philippines.
Now, Therefore, 1, Jan C. Harnik, Mayor of the �i ty of ?aim
Desert, California, Do Hereby Proclaim Thursday, September 12,
2013, as rn
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in the City of Palm Desert and urge all residents tc , o'n ie i.rP
expressing our appreciation for his contributions° r d s .arii e t Ju6
community, with our best wishes for many years oitonti uF sJOC.
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