Attorneys

Northern Colorado International Law Attorney | Fort Collins Business Lawyer

Tom Plake is based out of the firm’s Fort Collins office; however, he supports clients throughout Colorado and Oklahoma, as well as handling Federal and International law matters in other jurisdictions.  Mr. Plake is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Oklahoma.  He is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of Colorado and the State of Oklahoma, as well as the US District Court for the District of Colorado, the US District Courts for the Northern, Eastern & Western Districts of Oklahoma, and the US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Plake received his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1989, and his Juris Doctorate in 1993, both from the University of Tulsa.  During law school he interned at the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals for the Honorable Daniel J. Boudreau and was a member of the Energy Law Journal.  Mr. Plake was awarded American Jurisprudence Awards for both Legal Advocacy and Real Estate Transactions.  He is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, but previously lived in Estes Park, Colorado where he managed a successful law practice serving business clients in from offices in Tulsa, Estes Park & Loveland.  He has lectured on topics such as contract negotiation, real estate transactions, US sanctions regulations, and international compliance programs, and has been a regular guest speaker at his alma mater, the University of Tulsa College of Law.

Mr. Plake has more than 29 years of experience handling legal matters for both individual and institutional clients.  In addition to his private law practice, Mr. Plake has held senior positions in the in-house law departments of several large corporations.  Most recently, Mr. Plake served as the General Counsel & Secretary of an international equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Tulsa with over 25 offices worldwide.  He has handled both transactional and litigated matters worldwide, including in the US, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, India, South Korea, Japan, China, Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Mr. Plake brings a practical and client-centered approach to the practice of law where he focuses in the areas of corporate, business, construction, real estate, finance/banking and other transactional matters, as well as general business litigation.

When Mr. Plake is not engaged with his clients, he enjoys fly fishing, hiking, and motorcycling.  He lives in Timnath, Colorado with his wife, Monica, and their Miniature Schnauzer, Lily.

Location

Fort Collins Office
103 W. Mountain Avenue
Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Phone: (970) 225-6700
Direct: (970) 449-8132