Thomas E. Lubnau II

Tom Lubnau is a Wyoming native, born in Laramie on December 12, 1958.  He grew up in Gillette and graduated high school from Campbell County High School in 1977.  In 1981, he received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Wyoming and in 1984, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming College of Law.  He thereafter began practice with his father, the firm’s namesake, who was also an attorney who had a successful career in Gillette.  Tom has raised two fine children, Rachel and Thomas, in Gillette with his beautiful wife, Rita Lubnau.  Tom is a published author several times over and in his free time enjoys painting scenery of our beautiful state. 

Tom’s contributions to the community, the Wyoming Bar, and the State are too numerous to recite.  A few highlights of Tom’s service include 21 years on the county fire department; service as Commissioner, Vice President and President of the Wyoming Bar; and 10 years representing Campbell County in the Wyoming State House of Representatives including terms as Majority Floor Leader and Speaker of the House.  Tom has been widely recognized for his contributions and accomplishments. 

Tom is a very practical attorney. He is loyal and cares deeply about his clients and the results he achieves for them.  Tom prides himself on being able to offer “big city” legal service at a home town firm.  Tom has broad legal experience, having practiced in almost every area of the law over his impressive career, representing Fortune 500 companies as well as his neighbors.  Currently, Tom acts as General Counsel for two Wyoming hospitals and has represented many more hospitals across the state over the last 25 years.  While Health and Hospital law is the focus of Tom’s practice he also engages in Personal Injury, Commercial/Corporate, Business and Estate Planning, Real Estate and Oil and Gas, Employment, Litigation and Appellate Practice as well.

Honors and Awards

  • Ambassador 2611, United States Jaycees, Tulsa, OK, 1991

  • Crew Resource Management and Rescue, International Surface Mine Rescue Competition , 2004 - Present

  • National Fire Service Training Innovator of the Year , 2005 - Present

  • Kelly Swenson Business Person of the Year, 2016 - Present

  • Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent®

Published Works

  • Lubnau, TE, A Prima Facia Case for Piercing the Corporate Veil, XVIII Land and Water Law Review, 823, 1983, 1984

  • Okray, R, Lubnau, TE, Crew Resource Management for the Fire Service, PennWell, 2004

  • Lubnau, TE, Situational Awareness: Avoiding “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, Fire Engineering, March 2006

  • Lubnau, TE, Bailey, DB, Dealing with the Disruptive Practitioner, Wyoming Law Journal, 2008

  • Lubnau, TE, Attorney Obligations under the HITECH Rules, Wyoming Lawyer, October 2013

Representative Cases

  • Triton Coal Co., Inc. v. Mobil Coal Producing, Inc., 800 P.2d 505 (Wyo. 1990)

  • Ely v. Kirk, 707 P.2d 706 (Wyo. 1985)

Bar Admissions

  • Wyoming, 1984

  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1984

  • U.S. District Court District of Wyoming, 1984

  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Education

1981: B.S, : University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, Cum Laude

1984: J.D. : University of Wyoming, College of Law