Thomas A. Wilson

Partner

Tom is the past office managing partner of Dinsmore’s Columbus office.

For more than 30 years, he has served clients in virtually all areas of public finance, dividing his time between traditional governmental bond and note issues and conduit financings for numerous tax-exempt organizations and for-profit entities.

Tom has experience as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, trustee’s counsel and issuer counsel for a variety of tax-exempt and taxable debt transactions, including those involving utilities, public schools, counties & municipal corporations, independent K-12 schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, senior living communities and other 501(c)(3) organizations.

He is known for finding creative solutions to issues that arise during a transaction and his personal attention and responsiveness to his clients’ needs.

Credentials

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1985)

Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982)

  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar admissions

  • Ohio

Affiliations and memberships

  • Columbus Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Associations
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers

Distinctions

  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Top Lawyers by Columbus CEO magazine (2014, 2017)
  • Best Lawyers®
    • Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law (2024)

News
  • August 21, 2025

    260 Dinsmore Attorneys Listed as 2026 Best Lawyers®, Ones to Watch

  • June 6, 2025

    Dinsmore Earns Top Honors in 2025 Chambers USA Rankings

  • August 15, 2024

    250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

  • August 17, 2023

    200+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch”

  • February 11, 2022

    Dinsmore’s Public Finance Group Approves Over $5 Billion in 2021 Deals

  • March 1, 2021

    Dinsmore among Top State, National Counsel in Bond Buyer Rankings

  • April 3, 2020

    Dinsmore Expands Public Finance Practice in Chicago with Addition of Matthew Ingersoll

  • February 13, 2020

    Dinsmore Among Top State, National Counsel in Bond Buyer Rankings