Litigator and Former Military and Fire Pilot Thomas Humann Joins Boutin Jones Inc. as a New Attorney

January 28, 2021 |

Thomas Humann has joined Boutin Jones Inc. as an attorney in the firm’s Litigation practice. He is a 2020 graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and brings a number of unique leadership and career experiences with him to the practice of law. He graduated from the U.S. Navy Flight School, where he was ranked number one in his graduating class before serving as a Marine Corps officer. He served as an Attack Helicopter Pilot and then went on to become a White House Helicopter Pilot, where among many missions, he piloted the President, Vice President and foreign heads of state in the days following 9/11.

After the Marines, he received the University of Southern California’s Aviation Safety & Accident Investigation Certification and joined the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, where he worked as an Aviation Safety Officer and Fire and Rescue Helicopter Pilot, working to battle California’s wildfires.

As a litigator, he will represent clients in a variety of matters including disputes involving employment, real estate and intellectual property, business and private contracts, and probate. He honed his legal skills as a Judicial Extern at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for Judge Callahan and a summer associate at Boutin Jones Inc. Prior to law school and U.S. Navy Flight School, he received a B.A. from College of the Holy Cross.