Thomas H. Kovach joined Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze as a Director in December 2007, bringing with him a commercial litigation practice, with emphasis on environmental law, intellectual property litigation, and technology-based disputes.

Mr. Kovach's practice in the environmental field includes Brownfields transactions, compliance and permitting, enforcement, administrative issues and litigation. His practice in intellectual property includes patent infringement litigation and trademark disputes. His general commercial litigation practice includes representing clients in contract and other commercial disputes in the Delaware Superior court and District Court for the District of Delaware, as well as in equity matters in front of the Court of Chancery. Much of Mr. Kovach's practice involves the resolution of highly technical or complex legal issues, where his engineering background is particularly beneficial.

Mr. Kovach is active in the Delaware State Bar Association, where he currently serves as Chair of the Litigation Section, he is past Chair of the Environmental Section, and he is an officer of the IP Section. Mr. Kovach has written materials and lectured on various environmental law and litigation topics, and he serves on DNREC's Brownfields Advisory Committee, where he chairs the finance subcommittee. Active in Delaware's business community, Mr. Kovach is a member of both the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and the Committee of 100, and is active in their environmental committees.

In his pro bono activities, Mr. Kovach is a member of the Federal Civil Panel for the District of Delaware and has served as the attorney advisor to Brandywine High School's Mock Trial team for seven years. He also coaches youth soccer for the Concord Soccer Association.

Mr. Kovach earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Delaware, and his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law Camden. Before attending law school, Mr. Kovach worked as an enforcement officer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Philadelphia. He is admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Delaware, New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.