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Printer-friendly version Download vCard Thomas R. Hyde Direct tel: 716.848.1358 thyde@hodgsonruss.com Partner Estates & Trusts Practice Group Nonprofit Law Practice Group Buffalo Office

Areas of Practice: Tax law, estates and trusts law

Professional Experience: Mr. Hyde concentrates his practice in tax and estate planning and administration. He is leader of the firm's Estates and Trusts Practice Group and a member of the firm's Canada and Nonprofit Practice Groups. His clients include many individuals with cross-border estate and tax issues, as well as nonprofit organizations in both Canada and the U.S. In a former career, Mr. Hyde taught English for 11 years at Yale and also served as associate dean of Yale College.

Community Activities: In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hyde has recently served as an adjunct professor of comparative literature at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, and as trustee of several Buffalo-area charitable and cultural organizations. He is a past chair of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. He is also a director and vice president of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.

Honors/Awards: Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (Trusts and Estates)

Admitted to Practice: New York

Education:
A.B., Princeton University
B.A., Oxford University
Ph.D., Yale University
J.D., Yale Law School