BIOGRAPHY
        Iâve been practicing law since 1983, when I graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law and passed the Tennessee bar exam. After practicing in Nashville for four years â first with a litigation firm and then with the Tennessee Attorney Generalâs Office â I moved to Santa Barbara in the fall of 1987, passed the February 1988 California bar exam, and put in my time as an associate in a couple of firms. From 1995 to 2003, I was a partner in a Santa Barbara litigation firm. Since 2003 I have practiced on my own.
Since 1995 my practice has been limited to appellate and law-and-motion work. Iâve briefed and argued more than 100 cases in state and federal appellate courts, including briefing two cases â and arguing one of them â in the California Supreme Court, as well as briefing a handful of cases in the Tennessee Supreme Court. Iâve briefed and argued countless law-and-motion matters in state and federal trial courts. I have also served as the research attorney for the discovery referee in a complex insurance-coverage / construction-defect lawsuit in Santa Barbara Superior Court.Outside of my law practice, I volunteer with the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter, which takes in, cares for, and finds homes for stray animals. I work with dogs. The shelter is a âno killâ facility â every dog, cat, etc. gets placed in a home or with a rescue organization no matter how long it takes. I also volunteer with the Santa Barbara Public Libraryâs adult literacy program. I was a member of the City of Santa Barbara Library Board from 2015 to 2022, and was the Board chair in 2022. I play guitar in the band Feckless Country; my wife is the bassist.B.A., summa cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1980
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1983
Licensed to practice in Tennessee since 1983 Â (Board of Professional Responsibility No. 010644) and in California since 1988 Â (State Bar No. 134840)
Frank Hallam Day
  WILL TOMLINSON, ATTORNEY
   Santa Barbara, California
   Critical matters. Critical thinking.
