Tom Allison-Couto is an Employment Practices Liability Examiner (Attorney) for Chubb. He also works part-time as an attorney for the law firm of Hughes & Bentzen, LLP. Most of his work centers on civil and constitutional rights litigation, including Title VII discrimination actions, torts, and challenges to the constitutional validity of state laws. Tom served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General defending the State of Florida and government officials in civil litigation. He also served in the Economic Crimes division prosecuting consumer and insurance fraud. Before going to law school, Tom was a Supervisory Special Agent for the U.S. Customs Service, managing the activities of 14 Special Agents and the money laundering and undercover investigations programs for the North Florida area. During his Customs career, Tom served as Customs Representative to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico, Belize City, Belize, and Panama City, Panama.

Tom is admitted to practice law in all state courts in Florida, the U.S. Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is a Certified Civil Circuit Mediator. He earned a Juris Doctorate from Stetson College of Law, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of South Florida, and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs (International Economics concentration) from George Washington University. Tom teaches graduate courses in Labor and Employment Law at the University of South Florida as an Adjunct Professor. Tom is fluent in Spanish and English.