
Thomas Babel
PARTNER
WILMINGTON
Office: (252) 514-2828; Ext: 4070
Direct: (910) 756-4070
Fax: (910) 756-4070
Mobile: (910)508-0359
Email: tsb@dhwlegal.com
Practice Groups:
- Business
- Litigation
- Construction
Bar Admission
- North Carolina
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of NC
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- Ohio
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of OH
- U.S. Court of Appeal for the 6th Circuit
Education
- Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, J.D., 1998 (with Honors)
- Miami University of Ohio, B.S., 1995
Tom Babel’s practice, spanning over 20 years in large law firms and as in-house corporate counsel, encompasses a broad range of business law and litigation matters.
Awards and Recognitions
- AV (Preeminent) Peer Review Rating for Ability & Ethics from Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America’s for Business Litigation (2013-2018)
- Super Lawyers for Litigation (2017-2018)
- Legal Elite for Construction (2022)
- Yellow Belt Legal Lean Six Sigma
Professional Associations
- North Carolina Bar Association
Previous Employment
- Squire Patton Boggs LLP
- Ward and Smith, P.A.
- Evenflo Company, Office of General Counsel
Recent Transactions and Engagements:
- Representation of purchaser in asset purchase of 40 retail locations with a value in excess of $30 Million
- Defense verdict for general contractor and an award of over $2.0 Million on general contractor’s counterclaim in a defective construction arbitration.
- Plaintiff’s verdict for an international water treatment company’s covenant not to compete and misappropriation of trade secrets claims resulting in an award in excess of $5.0 Million
- Victorious claim for equitable adjustment for federal contractor on a federal contract for construction of military barracks
Other Experience:
- Former member Board of Trustees Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
- Former Chairman Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Former member Board of Trustees Cape Fear Community College Foundation