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Thomas Mayo
Thomas William Mayo
Thomas Mayo is Dean ad interim and Professor at SMU/Dedman School of Law. Tom teaches Health Care Law, Bioethics and Law, Public Health Law & Ethics, Nonprofit Organizations, Torts, and Legislation. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas−Southwestern Medical School, where he teaches medical ethics in the Colleges program and offers a fourth-year elective in Medicine, Literature, and Law at both the law and medical schools.
Tom is admitted to the Texas, New York, and District of Columbia Bars, as well as to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Second, and Eleventh Circuits. He is AV® Peer Review Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory and was recognized in D Magazine's Best Lawyers of Dallas, D Magazine Partners, 2015.
Tom has served on institutional ethics committees for numerous hospitals, including:
- Parkland Memorial Hospital (since 1992)
- Children's Health (formerly Children’s Medical Center of Dallas; co-chair since 2001)
- Baylor University Medical Center (since 1992-2010)
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Professional Affiliations and Engagements
- State Bar of Texas, Health Law Section (Council member, 1998-2011)
- Fellow and past board member (1997-2003), American Health Lawyers Association
- Advisory Board, BNA's Health Law Reporter
- Advisory Committee, Program in Ethics in Science and Medicine, University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center, since 1998
- William "Mac" Taylor Chapter, American Inn of Court, Executive Committee (since 1994), President, 2005-2007
Qualifications
Education
B.A., Amherst College, 1971
J.D., Syracuse University, 1977, magna cum laude; Editor-in-Chief, Syracuse Law Review; Order of the Coif
Admissions
District of Columbia
New York
Texas