
Tom Ramstack
Tom Ramstack is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and attorney. Prior to joining The Well News, he covered transportation and legal affairs for The Washington Times and founded The Legal Forum, a news service for Washington’s legal community that also offers legal services for nonprofit organizations. His work has been featured in Reuters and other publications.
Ramstack notes that as a licensed Washington, D.C., lawyer, he occasionally works on short-term document review projects on a pay-per-project basis for established law firms. However, he does not represent clients in court. He also receives no payment from subscribers or advertisers from The Legal Forum.
In addition to his other professional activities, Ramstack is a licensed real estate agent.
Recent Work
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a $52 billion bill that would subsidize and provide incentives for computer... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a $52 billion bill that would subsidize and provide incentives for computer chip production in the United States. The procedural vote to end debate on the CHIPS Act means a final vote in the Senate is likely as... Read More
WASHINGTON — A jury in Washington, D.C., Friday found former Trump White House Adviser Stephen K. Bannon guilty on two... Read More
WASHINGTON — A jury in Washington, D.C., Friday found former Trump White House Adviser Stephen K. Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S.... Read More
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s mayor would gain a right to call out the National Guard in an emergency... Read More
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia’s mayor would gain a right to call out the National Guard in an emergency under the National Defense Authorization Act approved by the U.S. House of Representatives this month. The $840.2 billion bill would fund the Defense Department for the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Congress is trying to develop a method of depoliticizing a patent system closely tied to the vitality of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Congress is trying to develop a method of depoliticizing a patent system closely tied to the vitality of the U.S. economic system. Patents are a centerpiece of American technology and foreign trade, particularly in competition with China. Legal disputes over who owns the rights... Read More
WASHINGTON — The outlook is dim for relieving the world’s poor from the scourge of hunger, the United Nations’ director... Read More
WASHINGTON — The outlook is dim for relieving the world’s poor from the scourge of hunger, the United Nations’ director of world hunger programs told a House committee Wednesday. “There’s a lot of bad things about to happen,” said David Beasley, director of the United Nations'... Read More
WASHINGTON — While military analysts discussed in the media the risks Russia will use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine,... Read More
WASHINGTON — While military analysts discussed in the media the risks Russia will use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine, a Senate committee on Tuesday considered whether the United States was prepared for such an attack. The federal government established an Office of Countering Weapons of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors were promising a quick trial of former Trump administration advisor Steve Bannon after choosing a jury in... Read More
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors were promising a quick trial of former Trump administration advisor Steve Bannon after choosing a jury in the case Monday in Washington, D.C. Bannon is being prosecuted on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about his inside knowledge at... Read More
WASHINGTON — Congress is searching for an innovative approach to rising food prices as climate change, political policy and farming... Read More
WASHINGTON — Congress is searching for an innovative approach to rising food prices as climate change, political policy and farming increasingly collide, leaving consumers to suffer the consequences. For some, it means a bigger part of their annual budgets will be spent to feed themselves and... Read More
WASHINGTON — Drones might be good for the economy and recreation but they’re creating new security threats that require prompt... Read More
WASHINGTON — Drones might be good for the economy and recreation but they’re creating new security threats that require prompt law enforcement action, according to witnesses at a Senate hearing Thursday. Otherwise, a commercial aviation disaster, increased drug smuggling or an attack on a critical industrial... Read More
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GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization released a new guidance on Tuesday to support national strategic planning for the... Read More
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HOUSTON — Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine received a five-year, $5.5 million-plus grant from the National Cancer Institute for... Read More
HOUSTON — Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine received a five-year, $5.5 million-plus grant from the National Cancer Institute for research on liver cancer risk factors and prevention, with the goal of reducing the burden of liver cancer in patients... Read More