
Thomas R. Hyde
Areas of Practice
Industry Groups
Admissions
- New York
Education
A.B., Princeton University
B.A., Oxford University
Ph.D., Yale University
J.D., Yale Law School
Tom concentrates his practice in tax and estate planning and administration. He is the former leader of the firm's Estates & Trusts Practice and is a member of the firm's Canada-U.S. Cross-Border and Tax-Exempt Organizations Practices. His clients include many individuals with cross-border estate and tax issues, as well as nonprofit organizations in both Canada and the United States.
In addition to his legal practice, Tom created and taught a graduate course called Legal Issues in Arts Management for the Arts Management Program at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. In a former career, Tom taught English for 11 years at Yale and also served as associate dean of Yale College.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Trusts and Estates)
- Listed, Buffalo Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in Best Lawyers in America, 2018
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2007-2009, 2013 - 2017
News
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- News Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- October 10, 2013
- August 2013
- August 28, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- Buffalo Business First, September 17, 2010
- September 12, 2008
Publications
- Estates and Trusts Alert, December 27, 2017
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 1, 2016
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, July 28, 2016
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 15, 2015
- JD Supra, April 4, 2014
- JD Supra, February 24, 2014
- Federal/International Tax Alert, January 4, 2013
- Nonprofit Alert, October 6, 2010
- Estates & Trusts Alert, February 3, 2010
- Estates & Trusts Alert, March 4, 2009
- Canadians Buying U.S. Real Property Should Be Aware of Estate TaxLawyers Weekly, February 25, 2005
- Lawyers Weekly, September 24, 2004
- Lawyers Weekly, November 22, 2002
Community & Pro Bono
Tom served on the boards of several Buffalo-area charitable and cultural organizations, and has chaired the boards of both the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.