Profile
Thomas R. Norvell is a member of the firm’s Finance Section, where he concentrates his practice on commercial and agricultural financing transactions, the Uniform Commercial Code, and public finance.
Thomas has significant experience representing regional and national lenders in negotiating, documenting, and conducting due diligence for agricultural and agribusiness financings across the United States, including representing lenders in single-bank transactions and the administrative agent in syndicated transactions. He is licensed in California and assists the firm’s clients with lending transactions and loan workouts in that state. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® for Banking and Finance Law.
Thomas earned his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 2021, graduating summa cum laude. While in law school, he served as an Executive Editor of the Creighton Law Review and completed a judicial externship with Judge L. Steven Grasz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He received CALI Awards in 11 courses, including Taxation of Business Enterprises, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Bankruptcy.
Areas of Practice
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2021
- Peru State College, B.A., summa cum laude, 2018
Bar & Court Admissions
- Nebraska, 2021
- California, 2024
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Member
Selected Practice Highlights
- Represented the administrative agent in connection with a $400 million syndicated loan to a custom cattle feeding and grain services company in Kansas.
- Represented an insurance company in connection with a $500 million real estate loan secured by agricultural land across California, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Washington, and Idaho.
- Represented a national bank in the extension of a $40 million line of credit to an almond grower in California.
- Represented the administrative agent in an $800 million syndicated loan to a vertically integrated cattle producer, packer, and distributor in Idaho.
- Represented an insurance company in the extension of a $125 million revolving line of credit secured by agricultural land across Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
- Represented the administrative agent in the extension of a $700 million syndicated facility to a dairy farm in Texas.
