Thomas R. Yocum

Thomas R. Yocum is the Senior Member of Yocum & Neuroth Attorneys At Law in Newport, Kentucky. His practice concentrates on business and construction law, including business formation, contract negotiation, drafting and interpretation, claims, mechanic’s liens, bond claims, arbitration, mediation, and litigation. His work addresses legal issues that arise before, during, and after commercial and construction projects, giving clients support with transactions, disputes, and formal proceedings.

Yocum received his B.A. summa cum laude from Ohio State University and earned his law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He attended California Western University College of Law and studied at New College, Oxford University through Ohio State. His academic background in law and business-related subjects supports a practice that regularly involves contracts, construction relationships, commercial planning, and dispute resolution.

Yocum has served on the American Arbitration Association panel of arbitrators and mediators for the construction industry and has participated in the AAA Construction Advisory Council. The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court appointed him to serve as a referee in construction cases in the Ohio Court of Claims. His experience includes advising construction participants on contract issues, claims, liens, bonds, mediation, arbitration, and litigation involving project performance and payment disputes.

Thomas R. Yocum has written extensively on business and construction law and has taught business law at the University of Cincinnati. He has spoken at construction law seminars and served in leadership or advisory roles with industry organizations. His combination of transactional work, dispute resolution, writing, teaching, and construction-focused legal practice gives businesses and project participants a broad source of counsel for complex commercial matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Yocum & Neuroth, Attorneys At Law
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Cincinnati Bar Association
• Member, Northern Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, AAA Construction Advisory Council, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Construction Specifications Institute (Cincinnati Chapter)
• Member, Allied Construction Industry
• Member, American Subcontractors Association

Licensed State

• Ohio
• Kentucky
• Florida

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The Ohio State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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