Thomas E. Greene III, founder of Liberty Street Law, blends a background that includes estate planning law, financial planning and asset protection to provide top-tier legal representation to clients at a competitive price point. Tom has held high-level positions during his career, including senior vice president at Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs; portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley; and legal counsel at Paine Webber. He has lectured on asset protection topics for the National Business Institute, and is a member of the American Bar Association's Asset Protection Planning Committee. He is the author of "A Family Asset Protection Plan." As a lawyer, he has provided estate planning and corporate counsel services for numerous clients nationwide. He has been named a Top 10% National Lawyer of Distinction, and he is a certified asset protection planner. Tom formed Liberty Street as a financial firm in 1980. He later formed Liberty Street Law to serve estate planning and corporate clients. His diverse career developed after he received a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, a law degree from Emory University Law School and studied finance at the New York University School of Business.

As a partner in one of the largest law firms in North Georgia, Rustin defended insurance companies and large businesses before co-founding Smith Hulsey. He has handled cases in both federal and state courts, appearing in U.S. District Courts and counties throughout Georgia. He has argued before the Supreme Court of Georgia, and litigated appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Rustin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia before attending Emory University School of Law, where he was selected for the Dean’s List, received the Dean’s Award, and was recommended for the Kesler-Eidson Trial Techniques Scholarship. Rustin has served on multiple Hall County nonprofit boards, was elected Gainesville Jaycee of the Year in 2011, and was a member of the 2015 State Bar Young Lawyer’s Leadership Academy. Since 2018, other Georgia attorneys have elected Rustin as a “Rising Star” as featured in Super Lawyers magazine.