After serving as a trial attorney in two prominent litigation firms, Thomas Andrew Player established Player Law in 2000. In addition to the transactional aspects of business and entertainment law, Tom has considerable experience in civil litigation and appellate law.  He has litigated thousands of cases and handled over a hundred appeals in the Florida courts.

Tom is a member of The Florida Bar, and also a member of the the Florida Bar Business Law and Appellate Practice sections, the Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law section where he served as Chairperson for the 2021-2022 term, and the Recording Academy (the Grammy Awards) where he currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Florida Chapter. Other current or past memberships include the American Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, the Seminole County Bar Association, the Seminole Inn of Court, the Florida Justice Association, and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association.

Tom has lectured at continuing legal education seminars for the Florida Justice Association, The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section, the Nova Southeastern University Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium, and, for over fifteen years has been a panelist, sponsor, and host for the annual Florida Music Festival’s music industry conferences.  He also regularly guest-lectures at Barry Law School, the University of Central Florida, and Full Sail University.

Tom has the honor of having been chosen by his peers in multiple years as one of Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite, and as the top entertainment attorney in Central Florida for the Orlando Business Journal’s Annual “Best of the Bar.”

Tom holds his law degree and an MBA, both earned in 1997, from the University of Florida, and a Bachelors of Business Administration with a major in finance from the University of South Florida, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity.  During graduate school, Tom was a member of the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Society, the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity, and the John Marshall Bar Association.  Tom earned a coveted “book award” in law school for obtaining the top grade in his negotiation class.  He was also the Chief Defense Counsel for the University of Florida Student Honor Court, and clerked for a prominent Gainesville law firm throughout graduate school.

Tom plays bass guitar and did so professionally for many years.  He attributes his experiences as a professional musician to giving him considerable insight into the music business and an appreciation of the industry from the musician’s perspective.

Tom is also an American Taekwondo Association certified instructor, a third degree black belt, three-time Florida State Champion (2012, 2013, 2015), and 2013 and 2015 top-ten World Championship competitor.