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Tom Forbes

Austin, TX

(512) 320-9933
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Education

Baylor University, J. D., 1975, Phi Delta Phi
Southwestern University, B.A., 1971

Professional Experience

Tom Forbes is a graduate of Southwestern University and Baylor University School of Law. His practice is focused on strategic advice and advocacy on public affairs, government affairs and communications issues. His work includes consulting, strategy implementation and advocacy. He represents clients before state and federal regulatory agencies, the Texas Legislature, the U.S. Congress, various state executive departments and the Federal Executive Branch, and other state governments. He is also Of Counsel to Cox, Smith, Matthews, Incorporated, one of Texas’ leading full service law firms.

Mr. Forbes is a Trustee of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and a Director of the Austin Trust Company. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Center For Public Policy Dispute Resolution at the University of Texas School of Law, served on the University of Texas School of Architecture Advisory Council, the U.T. McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors and is a past Chairman of Leadership Austin. In addition, Mr. Forbes was the founding President of the Travis County Children’s Advocacy Center and was presented the first Volunteer of the Year Award from the Texas Association of Children’s Advocacy Centers. He was also awarded a Citation of Merit by the Southwestern University Alumni Association.

Mr. Forbes previously chaired the State Legislation Committee, Sunset Review Committee, and the Administrative Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He has served in the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates and as a member of numerous ABA, State Bar and Austin Bar Association Committees. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Government Affairs and recently completed a term on the ABA Latin American Law Initiatives Council. He is a Life Fellow of both the Texas Bar Foundation and the American Bar Foundation.