Thomas F. (Tom) Sykstus

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Huntsville, Cullman, & Decatur, Alabama

Thomas F. (Tom) Sykstus is a Huntsville native and Grissom alum. Tom attended the University of Alabama for his undergraduate double major in political science and criminal justice where he was named a Blount Initiative Scholar. He was also a member of the ATO fraternity. Tom is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law where he served as an Associate Editor of the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review. He also was awarded the Order of the Samaritan, the highest public service award bestowed by the law school. Tom then received an LLM degree in Litigation and Dispute Resolution from the George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. Following graduation, Tom worked in Washington, D.C., with large law firms primarily in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. Tom is an honorably discharged veteran with the U.S. Army Reserve where he served as a 68W Combat Medic Specialist with the 75th Combat Support Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Tom is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Maryland, New York, Washington, D.C., and the Northern District of Alabama. Tom’s law practice focuses on personal injury, immigration law, consumer bankruptcy and consumer law. Tom can be reached at (256) 713-0220 and tsykstus@bondnbotes.com. Tom works in the firm’s Huntsville, Decatur and Cullman offices.

Education:

• University of Alabama – BA Political Science and Criminal Justice
• University of Alabama School of Law – JD
• George Washington University School of Law – LLM – Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Honors and Awards:

• Blount Initiative Scholar – University of Alabama
• Order of the Samaritan – University of Alabama School of Law
• Associate Editor of the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review
• Selected to 2024 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars
• President-elect of the Huntsville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section

Military Service:

• 68W Combat Medic Specialist/Licensed EMT – U.S. Army Reserve
• Assigned to the 75th Combat Support Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Honorably Discharged Veteran after completion of 8 years of Service

Bar Admissions:

• Alabama; Maryland; New York; Washington, D.C.; United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama