Dickson Frohlich

Thomas L. Dickson

Attorney

Dickson Frohlich

Contact Information

253-358-8473, tdickson@dicksonlegal.com

Website

www.dicksonlegal.com/attorneys/thomas-l-dickson/

Biography

Tom is an experienced litigator and the founding partner of the Dickson Frohlich. Since 1981, he’s helped clients prevail in their real estate, construction, and business law matters. Regardless of how complicated or challenging a client’s issue may be, he will assist in guiding that client to the best outcome. He is founding partner of the Dickson Frohlich, with offices in Tacoma and Seattle.

He is a contributing author to the real property chapter of the Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual published by the King’s County Bar Association. For the 2014 LexisNexis Practice Guide: Washington Real Estate Litigation, he serves as co-editor, content editor, and editorial consultant.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association (Member)
King County Bar Association (Member)
Washington State Bar Association (Member)

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame (Peirce County Sports Hall of Fame) 2008
Award of Appreciation for performing as Committee Chairman (Young Lawyers Practice Manual) 1989

PUBLICATIONS:
Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual (Shoreline Management Act, and Land Use Petition Act, Land Use and Environmental Law Chapter XXIII) 2014
LEXIS-NEXIS (Washington Real Estate Litigation Practice Guide) 2014
National Business Institute (Taking Property by Eminent Domain and Land Use Law, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Eminent Domain, and Zoning Law) 2004
National Business Institute (The Land Subdivision Process, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law) 2003
Lorman Education Services publication (Construction Liens, Construction Litigation) 2002
Lorman Education Services (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Unclaimed Property Reporting in Washington) 2002
Institute for Paralegal Education (Taking the Land Use Case to Trial, Current Issues in Zoning and Land Use for Washington Paralegals) 2002
RCW 18.27 (Contractor's Registration) 1992
Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual (Zoning, Shoreline Management Act, and Land Use Petition Act, Land Use and Environmental Law) 1991
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual) 1989
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual) 1988
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual) 1987
Seattle-King County Bar Association (Real Property Practice and Civil Trial Practice, Chapters of the Washington Lawyer's Practice Manual) 1986

CONFERENCE:
National Business Institute (Taking Property by Eminent Domain and Land Use Law, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Eminent Domain, and Zoning Law) 2004
National Business Institute (The Land Subdivision Process, Washington Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Law) 2003
Lorman Education Services (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Unclaimed Property Reporting in Washington) 2002
Lorman Education Services (Construction Liens, Construction Litigation) 2002
CLE Lecture Series (Taking the Land Use Case to Trial, Current Issues in Zoning and Land Use for Washington Paralegals) 2002
Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association (Contractor's Registration, RCW 18.27) 1992

Areas of Law and Practice

Areas of Law Areas of Practice
Business Law Business Arbitration, Business Associations Law, Business Cooperatives, Business Crimes, Business Development, Business Dissolutions, Business Enterprises, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Business Fraud, Business Litigation, Business Mediation, Business Organization, Business Planning, Business Regulation, Business Reorganization, Business Start-Ups, Business Succession Planning, Business Successions, Business Syndication, Business Taxation, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Business Transfers, Business Trusts, Business Valuation, Buy-Sell Agreements, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Business Law, Closely Held Business Taxation, Complex Business Litigation, Cooperative Taxation, Emerging Business Law, Emerging Growth Companies, Entrepreneurial Business Law, Family Business Law, Family Business Mediation, Family Business Successions, International Business Law, International Joint Ventures, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Minority Business Law, Pass-Through Entities, Private Business Law, Privatization, Professional Practices, Small Business Law, Sole Proprietorships, Strategic Alliances, Trade and Professional Associations, Trade Association Law
Commercial Real Estate Commercial Conveyancing, Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate Contracts, Commercial Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Sales, Commercial Real Estate Syndication, Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Industrial Real Estate Law, Retail Development, Shopping Center Acquisitions, Shopping Center Development, Shopping Center Law
Family Law Adoptions, Agency Adoptions, Alimony, Annulment, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Child Abduction, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Custody, Child Custody Mediation, Child Dependency, Child Protection, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Support, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Civil Unions, Cohabitation Agreements, Collaborative Family Law, Community Property Law, Day Care, Divorce, Divorce Arbitration, Divorce Mediation, Divorce Taxation, Domestic Partnerships, Domestic Relations, Domestic Torts, Domestic Violence, Equitable Distribution, Family Arbitration, Family Mediation, Fathers Rights, Foster Care, Gay and Lesbian Family Law, Grandparents Custody, Grandparents Visitation Rights, Independent Adoptions, International Adoptions, International Child Abduction, International Child Custody, International Family Law, Interstate Adoptions, Interstate Child Custody, Interstate Support, Juvenile Criminal Law, Juvenile Dependency, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Legal Separation, Marital Agreements, Marital Property Distribution, Marital Property Law, Marital Property Settlements, Matrimonial Bankruptcy Law, Matrimonial Law, Military Divorce, Name Changes, No Fault Divorce, Non-Traditional Family Law, Orphans Court Practice, Palimony, Parental Kidnapping, Parental Rights, Parenting Time, Paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Postnuptial Agreements, Premarital Agreements, Private Adoptions, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, (QDROs), Restraining Orders, Same Sex Marriage, Spousal Support, Step Parent Adoptons, Surrogacy Law, Termination of Parental Rights, Third Party Custody, Uncontested Divorce, Visitation Rights
Probate Ancillary Probate, International Probate, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Probate Taxation
Real Estate Adverse Possession, Boundary Disputes, Common Interest Community Law, Community Association Law, Condominium Association Law, Condominium Conversions, Condominium Development, Condominium Law, Condominium Timeshares, Conservation Easements, Conveyancing, Cooperative Housing Association Law, Cooperative Conversions, Cooperative Housing Law, Easements, Historic Conservation Easements, Homeowners Association Law, International Real Estate, Land Acquisitions, Land Sales, Land Trusts, Manufactured Housing Law, Mixed Use Development, Mobile Home Law, Planned Unit Development Law, Property Management, Quiet Title, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Arbitration, Real Estate Banking Law, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Real Estate Brokerage Law, Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability, Real Estate Brokers Licensing, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense, Real Estate Collections, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Errors and Omissions, Real Estate Exchanges, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Fraud, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Investment Taxation, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Partnerships, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Estate Securities, Real Estate Settlements, Real Estate Syndication, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Tax Foreclosure, Real Estate Tax Liens, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Title, Real Estate Title Examination, Real Estate Title Insurance, Real Estate Trade Association Law, Real Estate Valuation, Real Estate Workouts, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Development, Real Property Finance, Residential Real Estate, Residential Real Estate Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate Finance, Residential Real Estate Foreclosure, Residential Real Estate Sales, Right of Way Easements, Waterfront Development
Zoning, Planning and Land Use Building and Public Safety Codes, Cemetery Law, Environmental Land Use, Fire Districts, Historic Preservation, Improvement Districts, Land Conservation, Land Development, Land Entitlement, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Special Districts, Subdivisions, Water Districts, Zoning Law, Zoning Variances

Jurisdictions

  • Washington

Employment History

  • Real Estate, Business, Probate & Family Law Attorneys | Dickson Frohlich

    1981 -

    Dickson Frohlich is Tacoma preeminent real estate, business, family, and probate law firm. Dickson Frohlich is located in Tacoma, WA and is a medium-sized law firm with several attorneys and a very knowledgeable staff of legal assistants. Thomas Dickson and his staff have over 40 years combined legal experience helping clients with real estate, business, family and probate law. Over the past two and a half decades, we’ve helped many Washingtonians find solutions to their real estate legal issues.

Education

  • JD - Juris Doctor | California Western School of Law

    1978 - 1981

  • BA | Brigham Young University

    1974 - 1977

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  • Tacoma, Washington, Pierce County

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